starting late; late departure
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
selection; choice; option
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
promoting; increase; advance
armed might; military power; the sword; force
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
tune (melody, piece of music)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
bet; wager; stake; gamble
information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report
sphere; counter for balls
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
India ink; China ink; ink (of a cuttlefish, etc.)
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
finish; finishing; finishing touches
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
generous; magnanimous; big-hearted; broad-minded; (lit.) big-bellied
alone; unaided; away from home
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
well-versed (in); profoundly knowledgeable (about); high in the attainment (of)
Chinese poem; Chinese poetry
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
being widely talked about as a prominent prospect (for)
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
certainly; surely; definitely
expertise; experience; knowledge