curtain; bunting; act (in play)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
jostling; milling about; crush; packed with (activities, products, etc.); teeming with; chock-full of
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
therapeutic agent; remedy; medicine; drug; cure
process; course; mechanism
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
strategic arrangement of go stones; opening moves; preparation; preparatory steps; groundwork
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
suffix for room numbers; suffix for apartment numbers
while being out of the office or away from home
base of the tongue; root of the tongue
prospects of victory; chances of success
shaking; jolting; shaking up (e.g. one's adversary); flustering (someone)
putting into operation; invocation
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
keeper of imperial archives; worker skilled in the brewing of sake or soy sauce
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best