sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
to open up (to someone); to become unreserved; to lower one's guard; to become friendly (with); to feel at ease; to take a relaxed attitude (to)
treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food
present (brought by a visitor); gift
lead (in a cheer, toast, song, etc.); (someone's) lead; folk song and dance performed by a group; leader of a group of wind instruments (in gagaku)
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
value in doing something; feeling that something is worth doing; rewarding feeling; sense of satisfaction
that day; the very same day
to get late; to advance; to wear on
impermanence; mutable; uncertain; ever-changing
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted
to drink too much and lose self-control
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
some things are better left unsaid; silence is golden
briskly; energetically; livelily; efficiently; crisply; vigorously
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
to anticipate; to foresee
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
critical moment; do-or-die situation; critical juncture
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
to make someone lose face; to embarrass someone; to make someone look foolish
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
Latin-Japanese (e.g. dictionary)
to proceed in a logical manner; to go through the proper channels
eye for people; ability to judge character
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to trample down; to crush underfoot; to kick down; to avoid paying (e.g. a debt); to jump (a bill); to bilk
to live; to reside; to inhabit
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
commerce; trade; business
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
international law; law of nations
to follow (a rule, precedent, style, etc.); to conform to; to be in accordance with
free-loader; hanger-on; parasite; house guest