four-legged tray for festive food
allegiance; obedience; submission
insufficient; not enough; lacking; dim-witted; slow; stupid
release; liberation; acquittal
sliding feet; shuffling (one's feet); moving one's legs forward without letting one's feet leave the ground
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
calamity; misfortune; disaster
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
place for storing things; container; compartment; closet; pocket
surname; family name; last name
noble family; lord's family; large organization; large company; head family (of a school of traditional performing arts); parlour
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
protective instinct; defensive instinct
development; growth; progress; development; expansion (of a typhoon, low-pressure area, etc.); developmental disability
physiology; one's period; menstruation
to fall ill; to become indisposed; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
menstrual irregularity; irregular periods
measurement error; calculation error; discrepancy; deviation; difference
increase in amount; increase in quantity; increase in volume
morning and evening; all the time; always; every day
to rub (on); to wipe; to daub; to lay (the blame on someone); to pin; to shift
to infect (someone); to spread (an infection); to pass (a disease)
scene; spectacle; sight; view
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana (means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge; in Indian philosophy)
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; skimping; tenuki; playing elsewhere on the board instead of responding locally
all facts (of a case, incident, etc.)
inexpert or untrained eyes
to look away; to turn away
ace; ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)