favorite; favourite; habitually used
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
reaction; response; reaction
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
Chinese bellflower (Platycodon grandiflorus)
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure
Bizen (former province located in the southeast of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
important cultural property; important cultural asset
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
porcelain (esp. hard-paste porcelain); china; chinaware
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
Joseon Dynasty (Korea, 1392-1910); Yi Dynasty; Ly Dynasty (Vietnam, 1009-1225)
ancestral; hereditary; imported; transmitted; handed down
as; because; with; due to