ignoring; bypassing; doing something without consultation; going over someone's head
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
needle-point holder (in ikebana); frog
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
to pass (of time); to elapse
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
expression; look; countenance; face
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
at least; at most; (even) just
to be embarrassed; to lose face
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
smell (esp. a good smell); fragrance; scent; aroma; perfume
safe; vault; storage cabinet
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to mix; to stir; to blend
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods