Chinese "Willow" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
small car dealership; auto repair shop selling cars; wheelwright; cartwright; rickshawman; rickshaw station
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
mistress; kept woman; concubine
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
(the privilege to have) an audience (with one's lord, a dignitary, etc.); interview (with one's superior); one's debut (first) appearance; debut (of a new product, work of art, actor, etc.); trial service (of a servant)
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
company; group; class; troop; rank; file
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
by myself; in person; by oneself
house for rent; rented house; renting a house
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
precious stone (esp. jade); egg (sometimes esp. as a sushi topping); stock or security being traded; product being bought or sold; position (in finance, the amount of a security either owned or owed by an investor or dealer); geisha; time charge for a geisha
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
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 draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
square-patterned bamboo fence; lattice fence
Japanese umbrella pine (Sciadopitys verticillata); parasol pine; koyamaki
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
hinoki leaf; hiba false arborvitae (species of cypress, Thujopsis dolabrata); small ornamental false cypress (i.e. a variety of hinoki or a related species)
hinoki leaf; hiba false arborvitae (species of cypress, Thujopsis dolabrata); small ornamental false cypress (i.e. a variety of hinoki or a related species)
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
garden shrubs; trees; potted plant
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest