御

Honorific

one person; one customer

Colloquial

unmarried and childless older woman

discarding; throwing away; getting rid of

dismissal (of an employee); firing; sacking

Word usually written using kana alone; Children's language

drawing; painting

Colloquial

doodling; sketching

Godan verb - -aru special class; Intransitive verb

to come; to go; to be (somewhere)

Auxiliary verb; Godan verb - -aru special class; After the -te form of a verb

-ing

Historical term

contest held in the presence of a daimyo, shogun or the Emperor

match attended by the team's owner

unasked for; unnecessary; uninvolved

family trouble (quarrel); domestic squabble

Historical term; Orig. meaning

internal squabble (over headship rights) in a daimyo family in the Edo period

I beg your pardon

to assume an air of importance; to be self-important; to put on airs

ochazuke; rice with tea poured on it

please sit down; please have a seat

I'm sorry to have kept you waiting

Idiomatic expression

being shelved (of a movie, project, etc.); being postponed; being put on hold; being withheld from publication

Lit. meaning

putting in storage

Imperial Council

rice seasoned and cooked with various ingredients

audience (with a lord, dignitary, etc.); interview

first (public) appearance; debut; coming out (on the market)

Historical term

trial service (of a servant); probation

Historical term

audience with a shogun (granted to a vassal; Edo period); right to have an audience with a shogun

connivance; overlooking

to receive permission

to leave (with someone's permission); to retire

to refuse; to beg off doing

visiting a shrine or temple to give thanks

settling scores

Happy New Year

control system

sorry to bother you, but ...

please refrain (from)

easy task; piece of cake; cakewalk; cinch; pushover