teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
existence; possession; having; limited company
wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability
court noble; nobility; three lords and nine ministers (of the ancient Chinese government)
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
adviser; advisor; consultant
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
government post and court rank
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
in name but not in reality
government service; the bureaucracy
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
just; fair; proper; reasonable
agreement; rules; code; protocol; convention; bylaw
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
agreement; stipulation; contract
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
this (very thing); this precisely
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
text; provisions (act, treaty)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
security guard; doorkeeper
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe