to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
public bathhouse; building with a bath (esp. in a shrine or temple)
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
construction; establishment
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
scoring combination of a 9 and a 1 in oicho-kabu
two eights; hachi-hachi (type of game)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
conduct; behavior; behaviour; being pregnant
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
pink (colour, color); (lit.) colour of peach (flowers)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
grasp; catch; understanding
strength; power; proficiency; ability
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
form; shape; figure; visage
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
suit (playing cards, tarot, etc.); soot