space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
best pupil; leading disciple
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
variety of goods; number of articles
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
permanence; forever unchanging
diversion; putting something to another use
something unusual; something odd; something out of the ordinary
katana (sword worn on the hip edge up by samurai)
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure; playing card suit (in karuta)
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
to die by the roadside; to die a dog's death
cake or snack served with tea
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
exchange of ideas; exchange of opinions; brainstorming
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor); research assistant
culture; cultivation; cultivation (of plants); growing; cultivation (e.g. of a skill); nurture (of democracy, national power, etc.)
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
several steps; much (better, higher, etc.); several cuts (above)
group; (free) radical; counter for installed or mounted objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones, satellites)
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
unthinking; thoughtless; heedless; inconsiderate
self-willed; (doing or saying things) to suit one's own convenience; oblivious to the convenience of others
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
emaciation; gauntness; haggardness
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
sorting of documents; filing documents
data collection; data acquisition
almost every day; almost daily
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
physical condition; state of health; shape
miscellaneous duties; (trivial) routine tasks; small jobs; odd jobs
timidity; nervousness; being easily intimidated