cook; chef; cock; tap; cock (male fowl); cock (penis)
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
clause; article; stipulations
welcoming honored guests (esp. from overseas)
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
play; playing; game; play and dance (at a kindergarten or elementary school)
first star of the evening (esp. Venus); evening star
first person (to do); person going first; first place; top position; person in the top position
(yarn) count; nth place (in a race); nth position (in a starting lineup); nth rank (in a battle formation); castle guard; second-place horse
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
weak point; unskillfulness
arrogance; haughtiness; conceitedness
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman; (arch.) consort (of the emperor) of the third rank (ritsuryō system)
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
to become keen on; to get passionate about
crumply (cloth, clothing, etc.); ruffled; itchy and runny (nose)
to form a line; to queue up; to line up
publication of results; announcement of results
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
to praise; to extol; to applaud
first place; first rank; units position (of a number)
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow; Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
out of fashion; out of style; outmoded
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
distinguished family; good family; great master; expert; Meika; kuge family class ranking above Hanke and below Urinke
theme; subject; motif; theme for the Imperial New Year's Poetry Contest
(written) invitation; letter of invitation
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion