offering; presentation; donation
conditional; qualified; with conditions attached
release (from custody); discharge; liberation; setting free; letting go; letting off
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
general (manager, strike, etc.); (military) general
seedling; young plant; rice seedling
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
to water (a plant, a flower etc.)
bed and food; eating and sleeping
working earnestly; sincerity; diligence; effort; pains
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
master; expert; Meijin (professional title); Meijin (highest title for male players in competitive karuta)
competitive exhibition; prize show
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
established practice; custom
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
sun (approx. 3 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
check (pattern); ichimatsu doll
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
base (military, expedition, etc.); enthusiast; maniac; fanatic
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
headquarters; head office; main office
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute