figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
taking the podium; mounting the rostrum; going on stage to give a speech, etc.
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
stole (shawl); stall; stall (of an engine); (animal) stall
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
head of the student council; president of the student council
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
rather than; more ... than ...
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
power; authority; influence
unsurpassable; peerless; having no equal; outclassing (others)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
in public; in company; in the presence of others
putting in force (a law); putting into operation; putting into effect; carrying out (a plan, policy, etc.); execution
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
check; restraint; oppression; repression
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
little by little; bit by bit
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend