cake served with tea; teacake
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to move (to another area, country, etc.); to migrate
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
pause; suspension; rest; stoppage
from now; from this moment; henceforth
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
telephone call; telephone (device)
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
without a moment's delay; at once; immediately; instantly; promptly; without hesitation
plastic sleeve (documents); sheet protector; clear file
to get between; to be caught in
copy; photocopy; book jacket blurb; (advertising) slogan
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
heat-sensitive paper; thermal paper
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
great purification; purification rite performed twice a year, before daijōsai and after major disasters
impromptu; improvised; extempore; instant (e.g. ramen)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
sacred wine; sacred sake; sake offered to the gods
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering