harvest; crop; fruits (of one's labors); gain; catch (fishing); bag (hunting)
host and guest; the principal and the auxiliary; the principal and the subsidiary; subject and object; subject and object
master; Your Lordship; My Lord; husband
several times; a few times; several degrees; a few degrees
to examine (medically); to have a look at; to check (a patient's pulse)
medical examination; checkup; consultation
to perceive; to understand
to care for (the sick); to nurse; to attend (someone's deathbed)
superintendent; director; curator; chief librarian
poking someone's anus with one's index fingers (childish prank)
with a clink; with a soft thud; with a faint snap (e.g. of a book closing); suddenly; all of a sudden
imperial palace; shrine; Grand Empress Dowager; Empress Dowager; woman of imperial lineage who has borne a child; elderly woman of imperial lineage
inquiry; enquiry; question; searching; looking for
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
doing as one is told; yes-man
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
to forget to say; to forget to mention
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
inconsistent; illogical; unconvincing; not thorough; indefinite; half-way
there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of
national customs and manners; provincial song or ballad; waka (classical Japanese poetry, as opposed to Chinese poetry)
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
to get strong; to gain strength
with a smooch (kissing); with a light smacking sound
inside a library, museum, cinema, etc.; on the premises
trifling; trivial; slight
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
fast walking; semi-jogging
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
state (of the US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. of Canada); continent; province (of Japan); province (of ancient China); prefecture
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...