disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
to be appointed to a rank
how; in what way; how about; questionable
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
overall summary; (e.g. news) roundup
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
practical use; application; making good use of; conjugation; inflection
power; authority; jurisdiction
close; intimate; on good terms
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to take a position (e.g. on an issue); to adopt a stance
board chairman; managing director; chief director
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
management; administration; operation
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
(the) second (party, rank, etc.); B (grade); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
third rank; third class; third person (in a contract, etc.); third sign of the Chinese calendar
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
counter for books; volume
stacking flat and face up (magazines, books, etc.)
Kōjien (Japanese dictionary published by Iwanami Shoten)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit