dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
off the shoulder (e.g. top, dress, etc.)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
ready-made goods; off-the-shelf item
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
pattern paper (for dressmaking)
dishonor; dishonour; disgrace; shame
naming; giving a name; designation; nominal
as if it weren't already enough
tailoring; dressmaking; sewing; making; preparation
reinforced concrete; ferroconcrete
processing technology; processing technique
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
royal capital; imperial capital
the whole area; all areas
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
drainage; ditch; gutter; sewage; black water
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
to finish watching (e.g. a movie)
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
creation; generation; formation; derivation
first part; first volume; prequel
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold