on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
foreign matter; impurities
mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
later on; eventually; afterwards
tottering steps; drunken staggering
falling heavily (of rain, snow, etc.)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
mountain range; mountain belt
dictionary of terminology; glossary
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
bad reputation; disgrace; unpopularity
five flavors (sweet, salty, spicy, sour, bitter); five palates; five tastes; five flavors (milk at various stages of making ghee: fresh milk, cream, curdled milk, butter, and ghee); (fig.) the five periods of the Buddha's teachings
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
(arch.) fruit; counter for fruit
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
hair on the back of one's head
irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy
piling up; accumulating; forming a (huge) pile; lying in piles
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
next year; next fiscal year
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime
spare time; free time; time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
wintry; very cold-looking (e.g. landscape); bleak (e.g. room, street); desolate; empty (of furnishings)
to watch for an unguarded moment
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
charity; benevolence; philanthropy; (love for) humanity; fraternity; brotherhood
to loathe to part (with); to be reluctant to leave (someone)
glossy black hair (young woman); raven black hair
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
to project; to stick out; to stand out