to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
official business; public business
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to detain; to check; to restrain
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
nausea; sickness in the stomach
to vomit; to throw up; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
neutrality (incl. chemical, electrical, etc.); indifference; sexlessness; androgyny; neuter gender
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
touching a wrong card (in karuta); buzzing too early (in a quiz); making a mistress of a servant; mistress (who is one's servant)
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
(present) head of a family
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
meal set before one; women's advances
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
male homosexuality; sodomy; (arch.) male prostitute
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
khan (medieval ruler of a Tatary tribe)
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
having said that; on the other hand
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
on duty; at work; while working
being about to cry; the verge of tears
to consider others' feelings; to sympathize with somebody's feelings
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire
exactly; just; precisely; punctually; exactly on time
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)