Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryō system or Meiji Grand Council system)
large staple driven into two pieces of wood to hold them together; clamp; tie (metaphorical, e.g. something that binds two people together); latch; lock
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
son of a distinguished family; son of a noble
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
popularity; favorable reputation; high esteem; respect
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
smoked food; smoking (fish, meat, etc.); smoked
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
proceedings (e.g. parliament, congress); business (of the day)
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
dinner (esp. a formal one)
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
in a day; in a brief space of time
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement
patient; unhurried; leisurely
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
to have a talk; to tell a story
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
to give an impression; to make an impression
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
ten; 10; ten years of age
government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official