nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.); seating capacity
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to increase; to add to; to augment
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
should; must; -able; probably; likely
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
commission; entrusting with (work); part-time employee; temporary work
narrow; thin (sized); slender
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
tall figure; high stature
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter