cashier's desk; counter (where you pay in a store); cash desk
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
fat; tallow; lard; grease
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
tung oil; (Chinese) wood oil
kerosene; paraffin; lamp oil
custom-made article; specially made article
ink line; tool for marking long, straight lines on flat surfaces; inkpot; ink bottle
to drain; to flow (unobstructed); to sell well; to be in good demand; to exit the stage; to remove (a prop) from the stage
notice; attention; observation
to write down; to record; to register
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
meat eating; eating of meat; meat diet; carnivorous
prohibition; ban; embargo
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
meeting place; assembly hall
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
eccentric; crank; oddball
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
tobacco container (esp. a tobacco pouch)
sneeze; spoken twice in response to someone sneezing as a charm against an early death
secret method; secret process; secret formula; esoteric rituals (in Shingon Buddhism)
widow; divorced woman not remarried; unmarried woman
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; all kinds of this
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
restaurant (esp. Western-style)