surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
intention; idea; inclination; wish
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
heigh-ho; heave-ho; alley oop
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
whole roast (e.g. pig, turkey, etc.)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
night watch; fire watchman
wall-mounted ornament; wall decoration; wall hanging; wall-mounted
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
piece; fragment; one (object)
discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
to soar (esp. of spirits and gods)
transfer student; student changing schools
-less; lacking; non-existing
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
totteringly; with tottering steps; toddling