national holiday; festival day
very small amount of money; penny; cent; nickel; dime
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
price; cost; charge; consideration (in a contract)
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ
considerably; greatly; a lot
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
half a ri (measure of length); halfway
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyō; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
swan (Cygnus spp.); white-feathered bird
to pattern after; to liken to; to imitate
to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
expression; presentation; representation; notation
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
with these words; while saying
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
practice; practising; exercises; manoeuvres; seminar (student debates, presentations, etc.); practicum
taking command of a corps in a battle; command exercised by the leader of a group
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
regional governor in ancient China
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate