rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
having an audience with someone of very high social standing (e.g. the emperor)
catalogue; catalog; inventory; certificate indicating an impending gift
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable
manners; courtesy; etiquette
to insert; to interrupt; to slip in a word; to harbor (e.g. doubts); to harbour
writing on someone's behalf
honour; honor; glory; privilege
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
skill; dexterity; master hand
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
government official; clerk
evacuation; emission (e.g. of CO2, etc.); ejection
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
round frame glasses; round-lensed eyeglasses
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
study; research; investigation
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
hokora; small wayside shrine
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
beginning; clue; starting point
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize