arrangement of stones in a garden
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
multi-course menu; multi-course dining
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
with a clap-clap (e.g. of wooden clappers); (touching) lightly and repeatedly; (something small hopping) repeatedly; punctuation marks such as the dakuten
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
clear layer of fluid (at the top of a mixture); supernatant liquid; supernate
sediment; deposit; precipitate; sludge; lees
dish of fish or meat flavoured with soy sauce, mirin, etc., coated with starch and then deep-fried
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
to accept a kind offer; to take someone up on their offer
three persons; three parties
huge rock; firmness; solidity
within eyeshot; within sight; in view
sword skills; swordsmanship
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
supervised; under surveillance
attendance; participation; presence
farewell gift; parting gift; viaticum
loosely dangling; lightly swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily
master; Your Lordship; My Lord; husband
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
wooden doll; wooden figure; puppet; blockhead; good-for-nothing
idly; sluggishly; doing nothing
Buddhist nun; Catholic nun; sister
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
miserable; wretched; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; sorrowful
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
date and time (of a meeting, departure, etc.); days and hours
to shout with exultation; to shout for joy
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
well aware of; know thoroughly; being familiar with (and thus feeling no need for restraint)
report; return (e.g. tax); statement; declaration; notification; filing
reform; reformation; reorganization
rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism
one's remaining years; the rest of one's life
dismissal (from a post); discharge; removal
relation; connection; affinity