solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
bet; wager; stake; gamble
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
within; inside of; less than
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
utterance; speaking; vocalization; leading a group of people (in cheering, singing, etc.)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to rearrange; to reorder; to move around; to sort; to collate
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
renovation; overhaul; update; repair; improvement; renewal
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
cake served with tea; teacake
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
fine weather; fair weather
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
breathing of a sleeping person
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
subject (of a medical experiment, etc.); test subject; trial subject; examinee (of a full-body scan, etc.)
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
(one) before last; two before; two in front (e.g. rows)