shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness; acumen; tact
showman; impresario; promoter; producer
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
guardian; protector; patron; parent
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
insolent fellow; rude fellow
ceremony to celebrate the completion of a building; inauguration ceremony
commemoration; celebration; remembrance; memento; souvenir; keepsake
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
punishment; judgement; judgment; decapitation
to get shabby; to go downhill; to go to seed; to go to the dogs
guard; security guard; security officer
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
(sheet) music; (musical) note; genealogy; family tree; record of a game of go, shogi, chess, etc.
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
piano (instrument); piano (dynamic)
automatic; intransitive verb
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
rope; cord; policeman's rope
instead; but (on the other hand)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
to harm; to cause harm to
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
perfect; ideal; completely satisfactory; leaving nothing to be desired; faultless; impeccable
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryō system or Meiji Grand Council system)