bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
government service; official position; civil service
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
making the numbers balance; fixing the numbers; number-juggling; making up the numbers (e.g. to form a majority)
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan; wild boar (meat)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
freckles; buckwheat chaff
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
banknote; bill; note; paper money
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
household items; furniture; furnishings; (arch.) bow and arrow