origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol (esp. a woman)
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
boss (esp. yakuza); foreman
morning assembly (at a company, school, etc.); morning gathering
to give a command (e.g. in a loud voice); to give an order
practice; practising; training; discipline
air-raid shelter; bomb shelter
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
(very) back (last) row; rearmost row
the same grade; same class
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
samurai receiving this much rice as a fee; offering of rice cake containing this much rice; person receiving this amount of money as a salary
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
military style; army style
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
perfect; just right; ideal
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
(formal) shirt; dress shirt; business shirt; button-up shirt
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
upper half of the body; upper body
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)