to distribute; to arrange; to arrange; to lay out (as in decorating); (arch.) to marry off; (arch.) to exile
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
Ajinomoto; brand name of monosodium glutamate (MSG)
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
telephone book; telephone directory
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
in terms of; from the point of view of
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
most part; greater part; majority
double doors opening from the centre; double-opening from the centre (e.g. doors, casement windows, etc.); method of filleting fish, chicken, etc. with a central cut and peeling back the flesh
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
in order; in turn; one by one
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
window; window (shop display)
Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance
ornamental (foliage) plant; houseplant
bowl; pot; flowerpot; crown; brainpan
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
business hours; opening hours; office hours