following (a precedent, former policy, etc.); continuing with; sticking to; observing
is something that; is that which
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
pace; tempo; slow and fast; in case of emergency
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
making a living copying or writing
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
report of an absence (at work)
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
dispersal; evacuation; removal; spreading out (troops); deployment
preparation; arrangements
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
among these; between these; of these
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
yellow silk cloth with a dark striped or checkered pattern (from Hachijo island)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
morning; morning coat; breakfast set (often a drink and toast); breakfast special
haori (Japanese formal coat)