clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
heart disease; heart trouble; cardiopathy
to do as one wishes; to act as one wills
person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
black cat; Yamato Transport (door-to-door delivery service company)
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé (rectangular dessert, usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
signature; signing; sealing
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
setting up (a structure, building, camp, etc.); construction; preparation (e.g. of a venue); arrangement (of an event)
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
opening and shutting; opening and closing
to distribute; to arrange; to arrange; to lay out (as in decorating); (arch.) to marry off; (arch.) to exile
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
division; section; demarcation; (traffic) lane; compartment; classification
famous; noted; eminent; prominent; distinguished; celebrated
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
history; pedigree; lineage
outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
bleachers; grandstand; spectator seating
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
curious; strange; unusual
conduct; behavior; behaviour
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
upper level; upper grade; high rank; advanced level; senior level; upper class
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to