ability; performance; efficiency
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to be embarrassed; to lose face
colored thing (clothing, fabric, paper, etc.) (coloured); variety shows
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
most difficult; next to impossible
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
inside one's heart; in one's mind
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
election; selection; choice
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
popular name; common name; given name
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
(exercising) the right to command
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
activity; briskness; prosperity
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
proud; boastful; bragging; conceited
aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)
silent (esp. of the passing of the night); piercing (cold)
to entertain; to make welcome
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
allocation; assignment; allotment
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into
the eve (of a festival) (e.g. Christmas Eve)
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way