handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation; to be completely defeated; to be beaten hollow
bodily sensation; sense; experience
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
end; tip; extremities; terminal
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
(eating) heartily; energetically; vigorously; bulging (muscles); welling up (of strength, courage, etc.)
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
guest; visitor; visitor's arrival
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
commerce; trade; business
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
(air or sea) route; course; line; run
to govern; to manage; to subdue
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
just past noon; afternoon
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
oblong; landscape orientation
decoration; ornamental item; decompensated congestive heart failure
the ostentation (bad taste) of the nouveau riche; air of vulgar prosperity
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
presence; sitting with; being with
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
(seat at) the head of the table; seat of honour (honor)