boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
to half-rise to one's feet
chair; stool; post; office; position
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
height (of body); stature
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
reason; cause; circumstances
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
to push aside; to overcome (e.g. difficulties); to align; to put in order; (arch.) to push open
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
to translate; to interpret
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter