only; merely; but; no more than
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
German silver; nickel silver; silver coinage imported to Japan during the late Edo and early Meiji periods
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
monthly contract; paying by the month
second highest division; wrestlers of the second highest division
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
to be needed; to be wanted
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
conceiving (an idea); thinking up; invention; original idea; new idea
to put on airs; to assume importance
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
to startle; to surprise; to astonish; (lit.) to make (someone) say "oh!"
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
bravery; valor; valour; military prowess
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
Western style residences built mostly for early foreign settlers during the end of the Shogunate and the Meiji era
eight minutes; triangular-swept clerical script (clerical script whose horizontal lines end in a noticeable triangular tail)
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
to collect the best; to put together the cream of the crop
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops