first letter of a word; capital letter (at the start of a word or sentence); initials (of one's name)
like this; in this way; as you see
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
shallow knowledge; superficial learning
by myself; in person; by oneself
to be no match for; to not hold a candle to
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
talk; recital; narration; topic
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to be second to none (in)
large number (of); many; majority
good (condition); going well; fine; smooth
talk; conversation; dialogue
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
postcard; memo; note; card
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
questionnaire; survey; poll
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
Yamagata prefecture (Tōhoku area)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
head office; main office; main store; this store; our store