but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
ceremonial; ritual; ritualistic; formal
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
to go out and away; to leave
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
remaining silent; keeping secret
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
too large (clothing); baggy; bulging; warping; parp; toot
the lone woman (e.g. bright flower) in a group
parasol (esp. one carried in the hand); sunshade
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
cheongsam; qipao; mandarin dress
certification; attestation; authentication; Imperial attestation
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
to be overcome with emotion
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
pot; (volcanic) crater; buttocks; gay man; queer; faggot
deep emotion; strong feelings
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
opening (of a new road, railway, etc.); going into operation (e.g. telephone communication); beginning services; reopening (e.g. of a road to traffic); resumption of services
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
stationing (e.g. of troops); garrison
counter for places (offices, facilities, stations)
kerosene; paraffin; lamp oil
Ōu (the two former provinces of Mutsu and Dewa); Tōhoku
research society; study class (e.g. religious); seminar (e.g. presentation of research)