compact; compact (cosmetics); portable powder case
high efficiency; high performance
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
to thread (e.g. a needle, beads, etc.)
without permission; without notice
a hundred lashes; a hundred strokes
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
imprisonment (without forced labour); incarceration; confinement
complete book; complete set; treatise
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
something to rely on; aid; someone to rely on; relative; reminder; memento
blow to a vital point of a person's body; striking techniques (judo)
highwayman; bandit; brigand; highway robbery; holdup; mugging
combo (esp. a small jazz group); combination; set; combo (set of actions performed in sequence)
spoils of war; booty; war trophy; something one managed to obtain or buy (at a bargain sale, merchandise stall, etc.); purchases; prizes (at an arcade, etc.)
three-legged race; cooperation with singleness of purpose (e.g. between companies); operating in tandem
to become experienced (after many years of practice)
to stop talking; to be silent
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to make over (clothing); to have altered; to renovate
leaving; quitting; retiring
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
to blaze; to burn brightly
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
to shed light; to cast light
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
greater than ...; bigger ...
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself