sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
hidden reserves of strength; latent energy; potentiality; real strength
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to save one's face; to maintain one's status
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)
starting (e.g. of an engine); engaging (e.g. of a lock); expenses; costs; attack (esp. a corner approach); barb (of a fish hook)
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
proper; reasonable; right; appropriate
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
conjecture; guesswork; guess
to run out (e.g. of the room)
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); approach; foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
Henon bamboo (Phyllostachys nigra var. henonis)
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
road; load; loading (a program or data into memory); Lord; Lord (title of members of the British nobility)
jeon (fried dish of meat, vegetables, etc. coated in flour and egg)
battledore and shuttlecock game (played at the beginning of the year)
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
dress worn by a geisha to a zashiki party
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to show (someone) out; to see (someone) off; to forward; to dispatch (goods); to push (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
being settled; coming to a conclusion
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
to make; to manufacture; to build; to construct; to prepare; to get ready; to dress (oneself in)
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
to be together always (esp. married couple); to be inseparable; to live in perfect harmony
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together