twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.
to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around
snake; serpent; large snake
syrinx (part of a bird); lower larynx
lion mask; Japanese deer fern (Blechnum nipponicum)
fifth degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale)
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument; zheng (Chinese zither); guzheng
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
Holy Communion; Lord's Supper; Eucharist
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
to govern; to manage; to subdue
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
prime minister; premier; chancellor
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
bulletin board; notice board; billboard; roadside sign; sign on a post, usu. wooden, esp. containing information about a sight, warning, congratulations, etc.
happy event; auspicious event; matter for congratulation
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
that day; the very same day
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
subordinate work; assistant; servant
major dealer; wealthy merchant
banker; bank proprietor; bank manager
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn