coffee cup; spinning teacups (amusement ride)
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
departure; leaving; setting off
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
research institute; (research) laboratory
conference room; council room
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
company president; manager; director
bow; bowing (and greeting); declining; refusing
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
review; reconsideration; revision
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
lattice; counter for large bundles (e.g. 10 sheafs of rice, 200 sheets of calligraphy paper, 20 whistling arrows, 100 fish); handbreadth (unit for measuring the length of arrows); fascicle
distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryō codes)
indigenousness; being native (to a region); settling (of people); native; indigenous; aboriginal
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
making (a report, plan, contract, etc.); drawing up; writing out; preparing; creating (a file, website, account, etc.)
change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state
declaration of war; proclamation of war
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
purple smoke; tobacco smoke
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
screen; curtain; raster; room divider; partition wall
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
dignity; majesty; sanctity
extremely muscular person; muscle-bound person
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
experimental stage; experimental phase