fifty-three stations on the Tōkaidō (Edo-Kyoto highway in Edo-period Japan)
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
serving tea (esp. at a company); tea server; tea lady
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
precautions; warnings; matters to be attended to; things to note; suggestions; hints
prohibited item; banned item
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
column (e.g. in newspaper); stand-alone feature article framed by a box
good-for-nothing; worthless
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
thereupon; shortly thereafter
at work; in the midst of work; working
rearrangement (of classes); recomposition; recombination; reclassification
drawing; painting; doodling; sketching
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
no good; not allowed; not acceptable; outtake; blooper; retake
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
mizuna (Brassica rapa var. nipposinica); potherb mustard; Elatostema umbellatum var. majus (variety of plant related to the nettles)
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
to cover (smear, sprinkle) (with)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
same crime; being equally guilty
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert