servant; valet; (arch.) someone who works in close quarters with the emperor or imperial family; (arch.) low-ranking official who works for the imperial family or nobility (under the ritsuryō system); (arch.) ox-tender for oxcarts; (arch.) horse boy
Asura; demigod; anti-god; titan; demigods that fight the Devas (gods) in Hindu mythology
small-sized; small-scale; miniature; small; little; tiny
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
smallish; on the small side
all; entire; whole; altogether
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
highlight; best part; stunning; incredible; to stun; to amaze
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
participant; entrant; player; competitor
if so; in that case; in that situation
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
autonomous; autonomic; self-sustaining; self-directed
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
allotment; assignment; allocation; allocation
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
going backward; turning back; backtracking; regression; retrogression; relapse
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
reopening; resumption; restarting
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
stagnation; hindrance; delay
end; close; conclusion; termination
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
to apologize; to apologise; to make an apology
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
voluntary training; voluntary practice; free practice
library (usu. single-room); small library