to be preeminent; to be outstanding
high window; clerestory window
personal use; private use; private business; personal business
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure; playing card suit (in karuta)
wooden form; wooden model; wooden pattern
women's (of items, articles, etc.); ladies'; for women's use
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
to become inclined (to do); to be in the mood (for); to get excited (about); to take an interest (in)
helper (e.g. for a sick person); assistant; bridesmaid; best man; cornerman; second
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
internal conditions; true state of affairs
aquiline nose; Roman nose; hook nose
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
the way back; the way home; return trip
Japanese plum (Prunus salicina); Chinese plum
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; beef reticulum; honeycomb tripe
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to read (a book, etc.) over again
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
leather; tanned animal hide; suede; kanji "tanned leather" radical (radical 178)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
half the number; half (of an amount); haploid (organism, cell, etc.); haplont
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
skill; expertise; experience; proficiency; mastery; dexterity
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
rotten smell; putrid odor
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
rubble; debris; wreckage; trash; rubbish
articles made out of paper (by hand); paperware
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains