part of a building where water is circulated (kitchen, bathroom, etc.); wet area
and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
living room (Western style); sitting room
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
rising dragon; great dash
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)
(writing, painting) brush
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
counter for chairs or seats; foot; leg
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
great success; huge success
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
Imperial Palace (esp. from 1888 to 1946)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
floor above; floor upstairs
stairs; stairway; staircase
to face; to go towards; to head towards
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
human affairs; mundane matters; personnel affairs; human resources; human power; human effort
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
about; on; regarding; per; for every
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to some extent; to a certain extent