judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
modesty; humility; being humble
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
for example; for instance; e.g.
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
by myself; in person; by oneself
person holding a dan rank; black belt (martial arts); dan player (go, shogi)
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
older sister; elder sister
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
different opinion; objection
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
a cut above; one step above
warrior; soldier; courageous person; strong person
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family