to shine; to glitter; to be bright
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
diamond; (railway) schedule; timetable; diagram
over the top; thickly; heavily; richly
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
long metal chopsticks (for handling charcoal, esp. in a brazier); fire tongs
hinoki leaf; hiba false arborvitae (species of cypress, Thujopsis dolabrata); small ornamental false cypress (i.e. a variety of hinoki or a related species)
safe; strongbox; cashbox; depository; cash office; treasury
two (long cylindrical things)
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large size; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke
purse with a metal clasp; handbag (with clasp); pouch (with clasp); coin purse (with clasp)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
left skirt of a kimono; geisha (because they often walked holding the left hem of their kimono)
face; looks; vestiges; trace
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
depending on; dependent on
shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy)
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
Shinbashi (section of Tokyo)
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
morning star; Venus; rarity
administration; governance; the authorities; authority
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
pink (colour, color); (lit.) colour of peach (flowers)
to be surprised; to be astonished
memory; sense; experience
early (days); initial stage; initial