to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
preference; priority; precedence
in all ages; over the ages; forever and ever
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
highest-ranking blind court official; temple administrator; shrine administrator; administrator of a manor; (arch.) inspection; (arch.) inspector
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
great master of go; great master of shogi
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
scroll; counter for scrolls
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
incompletion; incomplete; unfinished
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
four-eyed; pattern of four squares
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
succession to another's professional name
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
polite; respectful; reverent
tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
to bow; to worship; to receive; to see
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
visual hallucination; vision
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)