ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m); counter used to number the gaps between pillars
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
honeymouthed; glib; fair-spoken
man's looks; handsomeness; good-lookingness
firm-sided backpack made of leather, etc. (used by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, often red for girls and black for boys)
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
to be conspicuous; to stand out
Nitidotellina nitidula (species of tellin)
son of a distinguished family; son of a noble
Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone); Japanese nightingale; greenish brown; having a beautiful voice
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)
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
to command a view; to look out over (onto, across, etc.); to overlook
contraband (goods); prohibited goods
pass (e.g. backstage pass)
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
faction; branch; sect; denomination; branching off
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
fortifying; fortification
in accordance with plans; just as planned
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
lightning strike; thunderbolt; bolt of lightning; to strike (lightning); to be struck by lightning
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
taking out (e.g. a book from a library); removing (from the premises); borrowing
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
taking something out; carrying out; providing money oneself; paying with one's own money; corbel; strengthening under a seam (clothing)
secrecy; highly classified information
section manager; section chief
strict; hidebound; inflexible; being a stickler for the rules; sticking hard and fast to the rules
to count on the abacus; to calculate cost-benefit; to calculate profitability; to be guided by self-interest
internal conflict; family quarrel; domestic trouble
recurrence; revival; resuscitation
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table