bridge (of a koto, etc.); cylinder; prism
near; close; beside; third person
to oil (e.g. chains, hinges, etc.)
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
goes without saying; needn't be said; should rather be left unsaid
something (equipped) with legs; sole of foot; one's manner of walking
prefectural assembly member
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
big landowner; great landowner; land baron; landed magnate; large landowner; territorial magnate
eighth day of the month; eight days
social work; social project; social enterprise; social welfare service
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
public organization; public organisation
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
auditor; controller; comptroller; supervisor; inspector; manager
second accession to the throne
cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
jokingly; in the form of a joke
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
two classes; double; two sets
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
way; method; means; resource; course
besides; furthermore; moreover
technique; art; skill; move
to compete; to vie; to make fight against another (person, animal); to pit against; to debate; to argue
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
sharp sighted; easily awakened
racket; paddle (in table-tennis)
to return a blow repeat; to turn back; to rewhip; to plow up; to plough up; to come and retreat
to animate; to liven up; to cheer up
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
(short) rest; breather; break
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact