look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to join together; to sum up; to combine; to unite; to mix; to agree with
when; how soon; how long until
dullard; indecisive person
greatest treasure; most valuable asset; pride (of)
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
order; command; directions; instructions
noisily (esp. the noise of heavy feet)
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
slow (slightly pejorative); dull; stupid
lost article; something forgotten
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
feebleness; weakness; imbecility
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
sweeping sideways; mowing down