first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
writing; composition; essay; sentence
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
court; Imperial Palace or household
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
battleship sushi; gunkan maki; sushi made by wrapping a strip of nori around a rice ball with a topping
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
right in the midst of; right at the height of
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to grow up; to become an adult
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
understood; I see; OK; present; here
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
small window; fenestella; scuttle (type of hatch on a ship)
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
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration