unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
small piece (e.g. of cloth)
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
progress; advance; improvement; development
(department) store; (department) stores
exhibition; display; putting on show
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
kabuki; Japanese classical drama
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
drama; theatre; theater; play
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
want to ... do something; would like to ...
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
enthusiast; fan; lover; devotee; aficionado
to call together; to convene
good offices; auspices; sponsorship; village official (during the Edo period)
art gallery (esp. artworks for sale); picture gallery
solo exhibition; one-man exhibition; one-woman exhibition
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless