brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
drawing room; study; publishing house; writing alcove
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
serious; not joking; straight
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
tedious; boring; being fed up with
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
junior high school student; middle school pupil
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
way; method; means; resource; course
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
manners; behavior; behaviour
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to dye; to colour; to color
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
quilt; bedspread; cover (for a kotatsu quilt); cloak; smock; second dyeing
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
hakama; man's formal divided skirt