ancient city; former capital
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
delicate flavor; subtle feeling; subtlety; delicacy
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
of course; certainly; naturally
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
homogenization; homogenisation
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
violent emotion; passion; fury
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
to observe carefully; to make sure
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; one who arrests; force attacking the rear of a castle; (opponent's) weak point
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
elaborate; exquisite; detailed
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
to put on; to wear; to be used to wearing
sweet flag (Acorus calamus); calamus; Japanese iris (Iris ensata var. ensata)
artificial flower; imitation flower; artificial flower making
treatment; handling; arrangement; addition; musical accompaniment (in noh)
to make something bright; to shine; to polish
dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)
tabi; Japanese socks (with split toe)
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
parasol (esp. one that is secured to the ground); sunshade; (beach) umbrella
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss