mediation; agency; agent; mediator; middleman; go-between
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
decoration; ornament; trimmings
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
derivation; development; offshoot
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
being very busy; busyness
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
invitation; introduction; temptation
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to be silent; to say nothing
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
that is to say; so that means
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
way; method; means; resource; course
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
reason; logic; method; system; order
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
memory; sense; experience
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryō system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
outline; summary; argument
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen