step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
people; men and women; each person; everybody
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
general public; the masses
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
established fact; fait accompli
reality; actuality; hard fact
strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
departure (sailing) formalities
means of transportation; transport service
number of persons; personnel
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
interference; intervention; meddling
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
responsibility; duty; obligation
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
influential person; man of importance
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
decapitation; beheading; firings; dismissals; small samurai sword used for decapitation
to be ill; to suffer from; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...; to fail to ...
rave reviews; extremely high praise
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
example; simile; metaphor; allegory