lieutenant general; vice-admiral
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
unofficial offer (esp. job offer); tentative decision
to press; to oppress; to dominate; to overwhelm
postscript (to a book); verification; publication (in a book)
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
just because; even if; even though
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
changing clothes; change of clothes
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
painter; artist; painter supported by patron
tip-top; top; top-drawer; best; foremost; elite
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
interval; break; pause; spare moment
to print; to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold
distribution; circulation
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
Japanese morning glory (Ipomoea nil); picotee morning glory; funnel-shaped object; bell (e.g. of a trumpet); (arch.) rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
notice; attention; observation
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
to drink up; to drain (cup)
comfort; consolation; diversion
class; heading; group; category
long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle