bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
at first; in the beginning; originally
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
base (of a polygon); bottom (of the social scale); lower levels; base (e.g. of support); foundation
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
joining (a group); becoming a member (of); joining the ranks (of)
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
ghost story; tale of the supernatural
to have a chill run down one's spine
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to keep one's feet on the ground; to be down to earth
(and) many others; extras (in a film)
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
great swordsman; master fencer
pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity
teacher's desk; teacher's lectern
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
Ginza (district in Tokyo); busy shopping district; bustling location; silver mint (Edo period)
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
every month; each month; monthly
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
reading in a monotone; stiff delivery; wooden delivery; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
group; party; team; squad; section
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
one; same (mind, path, etc.)
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)