chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to miss a meal; to lose the means to make one's livelihood
grave marker; gravestone; headstone; writing on a headstone (name, date of death, etc.)
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
to be needed; to be wanted
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
some things are better left unsaid; silence is golden
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
breath; sign (of something new and fresh); breath (of spring, fresh air, etc.); vitality
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
coincident with; while; simultaneously
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
reason for being; raison d'être
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to smash down; to beat in
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
doing whatever one pleases
physical punishment; beating; smacking; severe scolding; chastisement; discipline