votive objects for a home shrine; ritual article
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)
to become inverted; to become reversed
it seems so; that's what it looks like
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
hot topic; talk of the town
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
ignoring (somebody); ostracizing; leaving (someone) out
knowing; (an) acquaintance
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
facilitator; programme director; steering committee (chair)
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
available; enabled; can be used; may be used
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
in that manner; like that
person who has great confidence (faith) in himself
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
selfishness; egotism; egoism; egocentricity
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on