upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
the staff; inside the department
frontline (military) base; forward base; outpost
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
going through; going via; going by way of
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
however; having said that; but
responsibility; duty; obligation
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
showing one's face in public; facing another person
grave marker; gravestone; headstone; writing on a headstone (name, date of death, etc.)
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
to pray for the repose of somebody's soul; to pray for the souls of the departed
counting the revenues and expenditures; counting the gains and losses
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to become unrestrained and go to excess; to lose all restraint; to lose one's tension and become relaxed; to let go; to become disorderly; to be scattered
servant; manservant; menial
to kill by burning to death
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with