chief; main; principal; major
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
capital participation; equity participation
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
birth; creation; formation
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
mental; mental health; mental state; mental resolve
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
birds of a feather flock together
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
process; course; mechanism
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
March; third month of the lunar calendar
lucky day; auspicious day; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
graduation ceremony; commencement
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
parting; separation; farewell
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
avenue; boulevard; tree-lined street
decisive moment; critical moment; crucial moment
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
what time; (lit.) which hour
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma