hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)
waterway; channel; wake (of a ship)
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; (arch.) Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
leader of a group of juvenile delinquents
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
quickly, in a bouncing way (e.g. for a bow)
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
smooth (i.e. without problems)
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
one eye; one of one's eyes; being blind in one eye; person who is blind in one eye
cross; cross shape; sign of the cross
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new; cleaned (of a plate, etc.); finished
glove (esp. in sports); mitt; globe
(short) rest; breather; break
to make a speech; to address
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
meteor; shooting star; falling star
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
advancing to the next stage of education; going on to (high school, college, etc.)
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
to go out and away; to leave