number two; second in command
coming down from one's seat and prostrating oneself (to pay obeisance); musicians' box on the left side of the stage; lower seat
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
identifiable; personalized
garden watchman; garden keeper; guard of the inner garden
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
I would be most grateful if you could ...; I would humbly ask that you ...; please ...
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
clear; precise; definite; distinct
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
same family (race, tribe)
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
commander-in-chief; leader; head of a group of companies
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
existence; possession; having; limited company
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
head house (family); birthplace; originator
three generations; three periods; third generation
posthumous name (based the deeds one has performed in their lifetime)
censor; overseer; inspector (Edo period)
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
time; hour; season; time of the year
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
useless; vain; aimless; idle
feudal system of the shogunate and domains