hydroplane (submarines); diving plane; diving rudder
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
entertaining with food and drink; treating to dinner; wining and dining; immediately agreeing with someone else; pandering
to mourn for; to grieve for; to condole with (the bereaved family, etc.); to hold a memorial service for; to hold a funeral service for
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
dried leaves; dried daikon leaves
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
round box for apportioning individual rice servings
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
leftover food; leftovers; food scraps
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
most difficult; next to impossible
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
primness; prim person; clear soup; water for rinsing sake cups (at a banquet, etc.)
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
to wash away; to rinse off
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
well-balanced; considerate; of fine character
groove in a shamisen player's fingernail caused by the friction of the string of the instrument
sponge gourd (Luffa aegyptiaca); Egyptian cucumber; loofah; loofa; something useless
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm