new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
environment; surroundings; circumstances
mistress (of the house); hostess; landlady; proprietress
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
this occasion; at this time; now
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
concentricity; same mind; unanimity; policeman; constable in the Edo period
my sincere congratulations; please accept my congratulations
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
greeting; a fine thing to say
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to say; to be called; to do
to move forward; to move on
in all sincerity; with one's whole heart; whole-hearted devotion
to serve; to work for; to attend
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
attendant; person who looks after one's needs; caretaker
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
heroic; fierce; grand; sublime; magnificent