equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
management; administration; operation
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
military forces; hosts; troops
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
(social) position; status
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
three; three years of age
confronting directly; meeting face-to-face
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
pre-made (esp. food); prepared in advance
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
herbal tea; herb tea; tisane
clearing one's throat; cough
and; thereupon; because of that
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
ten; 10; ten years of age
companion; partner; spouse
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
reproductive (procreative) power; fertility
acknowledged; accepted; agreed