to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyō; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
to be born; to come into the world
pretension; conceit; hubris
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
probability; likelihood; chances
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
coloured paper; colored paper
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
line; queue; procession; matrix
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to put one's heart and soul (into); to completely devote oneself (to)
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
entrance fee; admission fee; admission; entrance charge; admission charge
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
head of a garden; kindergarten principal; nursery school principal; park director; zoo director; head of a plantation
breeding; raising; rearing
secret medicine; secret remedy; nostrum; wonder drug; excellent remedy
company secret; industrial secret; trade secret
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
to drain; to flow (unobstructed); to sell well; to be in good demand; to exit the stage; to remove (a prop) from the stage
ko-on; ancient reading; reading of a kanji based on Zhou, Han and Wei dynasty Chinese
(someone else's) daughter
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)