by your leave; with your permission
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
right in the center (centre)
rule; reign; government; governing
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
unification; centralization; centralisation
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
vast; limitless; boundless
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
reason; logic; method; system; order
attractiveness; charm; amiability
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
bamboo screen; rattan blind; bamboo mat (for rolling sushi)
wood (for building); lumber; timber
board, plank or sheet shaped
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
stone oven; masonry oven; brick oven
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
in all; in total; collectively; in addition; besides; at the same time
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
chamber; room; home of a monk; monk; Chinese "room" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
climbing kiln; ascending kiln; connected (pottery) kilns built on a slope
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor