method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
royal castle; imperial castle
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
street; quarter; district; area
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
welcome!; nice to see you!
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
such; this sort of; like this
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp