narrow sense (e.g. of a word)
fortress; castle; citadel; enclosure; castle walls
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
numbering; numbering machine
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
paper-covered lamp or lantern
Hinamatsuri (March 3); Girls' Festival; Dolls' Festival
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
shogunal vassal; direct retainer of a shogun
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
one's family; family member
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
bare (naked) body; complexion (e.g. face)
physician's license (licence); doctor's license; medical license; license to practice medicine
cross mark; demerit mark; an X
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
to burst (open); to break; to split
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
flustered person; hasty person
to detain; to check; to restrain
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
privately; with outsiders barred; en famille
air chair; wall sit; exercise mimicking sitting in a chair; chain of people sitting on each other's laps
to read between the lines
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
to decorate; to prettify; to attach a decorative sticker, cover, bauble, etc. to a cell phone, notebook, slippers, etc.