original (that was parodied or acted as an inspiration for something else, etc.); source
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
to tumble down; to roll down
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
relatively; comparatively
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
prejudice; bias; distorted view
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
instant; moment; for an instant
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
many items; pressure of business
teacher's desk; teacher's lectern
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
final; eventual; ultimate
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
proposal; proposition; suggestion
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
chief; main; principal; major
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)