urban area; urban district
compilation (esp. dictionary, history, law code); editing
groundless; entirely contrary to fact
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
a few seconds; several seconds
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
neat (neatly); tidy; trim
feeling; sense; impression
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to fully understand and agree; to be convinced; to be fully satisfied (with an explanation)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
ennui; languishing; feeling of exhaustion; lassitude; lethargy
last week; the week before
break; pause; halt; (temporary) stop
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to someone in person
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
making (a report, plan, contract, etc.); drawing up; writing out; preparing; creating (a file, website, account, etc.)
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
story; tale; talk; discussion
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
to suppress (a smile, yawn, etc.); to stifle; to bite to death
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
multiplication table; times table
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
imperial government; imperialism; monarchical rule
Horst; Holst; Holst, Gustav (1874-1934; English composer)
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
experiment; experimentation
sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser
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)
great scholar; profound scholar