truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
parchment paper; baking paper
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
brown colour (created by roasting or firing)
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
custom; practice; convention; precedent
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
why; how; for what reason
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to throw at; to turn; to raise
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action