board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
one edge; one end; one side
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
bare (naked) body; complexion (e.g. face)
to improve one's skill (esp. at calligraphy or drinking larger amounts of alcohol)
to tear off; to strip; to rob
becoming red hot; red heat; scorching heat; running high (of emotions); burning (with passion, enthusiasm, etc.)
faint; trance; swoon; stupefaction
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
index finger; forefinger; second toe
gold nugget; gold bullion; gold bar; gold ingot
mane (of a horse, lion, etc.)
to be badly made; to fail
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
falling down; lacking the energy to stand; collapsing
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
to stop in the midst of; to leave undone
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
since one was born; (in) all one's life
beloved concubine; favourite concubine (e.g. of the shogun)
opposite; reverse; contrary
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
messenger; envoy; emissary
business; errand; nature of one's business
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
unexpectedly; surprisingly
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved