and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
menial; meanness; servility; abject
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
tucking up the sleeves of a kimono with a tasuki
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed
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
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
new student; freshman; first-year student
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
protest; refutation; pleading
compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
to blend (e.g. truth and lies); to mix together (e.g. kanji and kana)
vocal sound; tone of voice
the place for; the time for; the level of
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
grandfather; male senior-citizen
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to make a speech; to address
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity