exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
refined taste; elegant pursuits
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
offerings; offerings and worship
common broom (Cytisus scoparius, Genista scoparia); Scotch broom; English broom
birds and wild animals; wildlife
to conform to; to agree with; to be adapted to; to be based on
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
living alone; solitude; solitary life
in company; among people; philtrum; vertical groove between the nose and the upper lip
zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)
with a clatter; with a fling (opening a door, window, etc.); bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); cheerfully
family; relatives; dependents; household
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
(piece of) writing; document; (act of) writing
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
central figure; pillar (e.g. of the nation); chief; boss; master carpenter; beams and ridge supports of a roof
head office; main office; main store; this store; our store
district of a town; city block (of irregular size)
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
head family; main branch of a school or religion
rustling; refreshing; clearly
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
serious; severe; grave; acute
tapir (Tapirus spp.); mo; mythological Chinese chimera similar to a tapir, said to devour bad dreams
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
central head office; home head office; flagship store
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
left side; left-hand side
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
to invite; to show (someone) in
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing