one's superior; higher-up; boss; senior
to bind; to file; to top with egg (e.g. donburi)
space; interval; space character; whitespace
memory; ability to remember
to refer to; to use as reference
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
combination; arrangement; distribution; marrying off
prescribed form (of writing); format
literary style; form of (written) language (e.g. classical, modern)
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
to write down; to record; to register
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
periodic; regular; routine
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
to find out; to discover; to locate
drawing; diagram; plans; blueprint
written order; order form
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
book making (binding, publishing)
to reveal by washing the surface; to expose by washing away dirt, earth, etc.; to discover (by investigation); to bring to light; to start washing
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
recitation; reciting from memory
about when; about what time; how soon
grudge; complaint; reproach
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
stock; products; stolen goods; loot; spoils
to put into written form; to communicate or express by writing; to chronicle
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
flabby; limp; soft and pliable
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
snake; serpent; large snake
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
to start writing; to begin (a book, letter, etc.)
counter for books; volume