dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
to taste; to try (food or drink)
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
tenmoku tea-bowl; dark-glazed conical tea-bowl of Chinese origin
maidservant; housemaid; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady; (arch.) lady
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
mistress (of the house); hostess; landlady; proprietress
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
direct control; direct supervision
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
watchful waiting; careful supervision
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
each; (arch.) you (plural)
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
to take (all of) into consideration
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking; questioning (e.g. a suspect); listening (e.g. to the radio)
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
2nd day of the month; two days