appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
conquest; subjugation; overcoming; chastisement; punishment; punitive expedition
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
vegetables or fish boiled in soy sauce
hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starter
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
tedious talk; repetition; complaint; tongue-twister
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
head; lead; vanguard; first
object representative of a divine spirit; object to which a spirit is drawn or summoned; object or animal occupied by a kami
yew plum pine (Podocarpus macrophyllus)
vivid; brightly colored; brilliant; radiant
decorative Japanese cord made from twisted paper; Antenoron filiforme; Polygonum filiforme
(noh) musician; orchestra leader
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
jostling; milling about; crush; packed with (activities, products, etc.); teeming with; chock-full of
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
colored pattern; coloured pattern; love scene
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
habitat isolation; compartmentalization; segregation; isolation
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
array; muster; line-up; full force