flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
contribution (to a temple, shrine, etc.); donation
decorum; propriety; politeness
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
period when one's voice changes; (age of) puberty
freckles; buckwheat chaff
crown; diadem; bottle cap
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
appearing in one's finest clothes; appearing in one's hour of triumph
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
suspicious-looking; fishy
profitable plan; good plan
being able to hear everything (esp. when one was not intended to)
(set of) facial features; looks
small; fine; detailed; stingy
eating house; restaurant that serves simple food
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
from what (I've) seen; given that ...
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
guardian; protector; patron; parent
turning over; flipping over; reply; response; marks written alongside characters in a classical Chinese text to indicate their ordering when read in Japanese; lapel
rubbing one's hands together
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
as; because; with; due to
death by hanging (punishment in the ritsuryō system)
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
to float upright in the cup (of a tea stem, as a sign of good luck)
upright-floating tea stalk (considered a lucky omen)
independent action; acting alone