place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
opening a business; opening a practice
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
upper floor; upstairs; top of the stairs
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
exhibition; display; putting on show
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
quiet; peaceful; tranquil
three; three years of age
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
character of a place; situation; location; occasion
(licensed) red light district
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
wherein; therein; thereinto
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
admiration; appreciation; enjoyment; viewing (for pleasure)
best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation