reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
counter for pairs of socks, shoes, etc.
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
equipment used in rituals
eternity; perpetuity; permanence
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
general public; the masses
kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis); jade (gem); beautiful lustrous colour similar to that of the kingfisher's feathers
to come back (to); to return to a starting point
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
underworld; underside of society
dirty work; unpleasant task
medicine; agent; (chemical) substance; drug; dose
to make someone drink; to force someone to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable
becoming dull; slowing down
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
voice quality; type of voice
to put on (another's shoes by mistake); to put (shoes) on the wrong feet; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse; to have a mistaken idea of
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
inscription; epitaph; epigraph
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach