step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
tool; implement; means; furniture
copying; duplication; reproduction; copy
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
convenient; handy; useful
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
air-conditioning; air-cooling apparatus
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
air conditioning and heating
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
minute adjustment; fine tuning
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
wearing thick clothes; dressing warmly
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
three; three years of age
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
feeling of a full stomach after a meal; satisfaction of having a full stomach
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta