one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
several people; a few people
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
to look around; to survey
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
training room (hall); gymnasium
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
traditional; conventional
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
closely contested constituency; highly competitive marketplace; (fig.) battleground
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
filling a vacancy; supplementation; substitute; deputy; alternate
just one person; only one
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign