plural; multiple; several
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
shoji (paper sliding door)
the same generation; coeval
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
to call out; to ask someone to come
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
there is a tendency; there is a possibility
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
at a young age; while still young
(social) class; rank; grade
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
around the neck; neck size (measurement)
martial arts; military arts; Bushido
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
the other day; recently; this time; on this occasion
section manager; section chief
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
Japanese laurel; spotted laurel; Aucuba japonica; live tree
police officer; policeman; constable
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
protocol; written evidence; record (investigation, interrogation, etc.); preliminary memo; charge sheet
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
counter for books; volume
to pile up; to accumulate
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
document; official papers
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
that is to say; so that means
dull; uninteresting; dry; insipid; boring; prosaic
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
prediction; prejudgment; presupposition; foregone conclusion