to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
nikujaga; meat and potato stew
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
full-course dinner; multicourse meal
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
difficult to ...; hard to ...
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
electrical outlet; wall socket; power plug
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
dryer (esp. hair); drier; blower
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
freak (dancing, film, speed, etc.); enthusiast; deformed person, animal. etc.; freak; monster
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to know one has enough; to be satisfied with one's lot in life
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
Tosa (former province located in present-day Kochi Prefecture)
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
transcendence; excellence; superiority
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
tall figure; high stature
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
metre; meter; meter; gauge
ten; 10; ten years of age
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)