assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
outward appearance; apparent
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
both hands; both arms; ten
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
just a minute; small quantity
tedious; boring; being fed up with
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
old master; old teacher; old monk; aged priest
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
workshop; studio; atelier
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
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
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)