mille-feuille (type of pastry)
dressing; dressing; putting on clothes
main dish (e.g. meat, fish, but not rice); principal dish
tonkatsu; breaded pork cutlet
chicken katsu; chicken cutlet
taking care of oneself (esp. used as an epistolary imperative); self-love
painter; artist; drawing pictures; doodling; painting
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
receiving an official appointment; being appointed (to the post of)
under the orders of; by order (command)
price; cost; value; worth; merit
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
reservation system; appointment system; (on) a subscription basis
strict observance; rigid adherence; scrupulous compliance
allegiance; obedience; submission
relish; gusto; appreciation
preparatory phase; preparatory period
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
tomfoolery; monkey business
cooperative body; cooperative system; collective; community
depravity; corruption; degradation
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade somebody or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
generously; liberally; magnanimously
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
bleaching; bleached cotton; doxxing; doxing; public humiliation (as an Edo period punishment)
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise
intelligence or information network
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
request; invitation; privilege in criminal law given to nobles of the fifth rank or above (ritsuryo system)