(earthenware) mortar (for grinding)
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
round straw mat; sitting in a circle
participant; entrant; player; competitor
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
notice; attention; observation
accused; defendant; prisoner at the bar
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
to complain; to make a complaint
seizure; confiscation; impounding; sequestration; forfeiture
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
(this is only) the beginning; just the start; jonokuchi; lowest division in sumo
trial; hearing; inquiry; examination; interrogation
reading aloud; recitation
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
benefitting the enemy; benefiting the enemy
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
attendee; persons present
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
as likely as not; fifty-fifty; even match; tie
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
questioner; interrogator; interpellator
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
personal history; background; career