to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
under examination; under test (e.g. device); on trial
echo; echo; ultrasound (scan); Echo
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor); research assistant
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
dignity; quality; grace; panache; level
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble together; to put together (in a slapdash manner)
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
curtailment of expenditure; financial retrenchment
to let (someone) have the credit (for); (lit.) to let (someone) hold the flowers
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
to get a tiny share of the profits; to get a small share of what someone is enjoying
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
inheritance; something given or received
barbarian tribe; savage tribe
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
to resound; to reverberate; to make a stir
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
feeling sick; feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry; being offended; being disgusted
to give someone space; to give someone breathing room; to cut someone some slack; to provide leeway; to provide an opportunity
to be spattered by blood from one's victim; to suffer a reaction; to receive a backlash
stipend (paid to court officials, samurai, etc.); salary; fief; (arch.) gift (given as a reward); (arch.) token of appreciation
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
to repent; to be penitent
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous