kitchen; financial situation; finances
here and there; in places
whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
point worthy of note; good point; part worth seeing; (signs of) promise; good prospects (for the future)
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
guardhouse; sentry box; checkpoint (Edo period); town magistrate's office (Edo period)
point of compromise; common ground
opportunity to show one's abilities; time to show one's stuff; one's province
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
faultless; flawless; perfect; impeccable; unimpeachable; beyond reproach
impeccable; unimpeachable; cannot be faulted; above reproach; beyond reproach; faultless
hitting a dangerous (harmful) spot (e.g. hitting one's head)
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; viewpoint; point one is trying to make
opportunity to show off; showplace
decisive moment; turning point; critical moment; win-or-bust situation
source; origin; exit; way out; (appropriate) moment to come out; (right) time to appear
wife of a shogun or a highest-ranking nobleman
place to put something; place where one put something; place to put oneself
official in charge of the administration of domains and general affairs of powerful noble families (from the middle of the Heian period); titled lady (legal wife of an important official); government office related to finances (Kamakura and Muromachi periods); clerk working for large temples and shrines
position on the fingerboard (of a shamisen, koto, etc.); vital point; crux
abode (of a nobleman or emperor); Imperial chamber
weak point; vulnerable point; Achilles' heel
concubine of an emperor; female court attendant who serves in the emperor's bedchamber
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for
fault; flaw; weak point; shortcoming
not knowing what to do with oneself (out of embarrassment, etc.); not knowing where to put oneself; feeling out of place; feeling that one doesn't belong
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
place where the sacred palanquin is lodged during a festival
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
Board of Retainers (Kamakura and Muromachi-period government office); samurai guard house (Heian and Kamakura periods)
point (of a question, story, etc.); hold; grip
Achilles heel; one's weak point; shin
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
at once; there and then; immediately
Waka Office; government office responsible for compiling imperially commissioned anthologies of waka poetry
hard to figure out; elusive; slippery; vague; subtle
key to understanding; point (e.g. of an argument)
geisha; dressed-up beautiful woman
wealthy family; important person; bigwig
hiding place; (arch.) genitals
crucial point; perfect chance; golden opportunity
not knowing what to do with oneself (out of embarrassment, etc.); not knowing where to put oneself; feeling out of place; feeling that one doesn't belong
full of things one could poke fun at; full of inconsistencies; absolutely ridiculous
address (of a letter, parcel, etc.); destination
rice-producing region; rice seller; rice shop; restaurant serving or specializing in rice dishes
assigned role; duty; position; suitable role; best-suited job
The Nonpareil Kitchen (nickname for Osaka); The Kitchen of the Nation
cafe featuring Japanese-style sweets
tea-growing district; tea-producing center; rest area serving tea (esp. at a temple or shrine); tea house
dumping spot; (good) place to dispose of something; (right) time to give something up (e.g. one's life)
name of a part (of a tool, weapon, musical instrument, etc.); famous place; noted place; name and address
appropriate time to do (something); occasion when (something) must be done
classification of fragrant woods used as incense
effective spot (e.g. in acupuncture); pressure point; key point (e.g. of a problem); important point
legal wife of a regent, of the imperial adviser, or of an official at the Grand Council of State
workshop; Heian and Kamakura-period furniture workshop (established in temples and various government bodies); Edo-period office which administered tenders for arms, armor, etc.
(arch.) birthplace; place of rebirth; place of reincarnation
spot where the pulse may be taken; vital point
selling point; strong suit; selling area; counter; good place to sell; favorable selling opportunity
sleeping place; bedroom; bedchamber; roost; nest
something one can poke fun at; something worthy of ridicule; inconsistency
can't be helped (of situation, reason, etc.); unavoidable
drinking place; bar; izakaya; sake-producing area
important part (to listen to); the point (of a speech); interesting part; best part (of a piece of music or performance)
farmland; private farm estates from before the Taika reform
most moving part; compelling part (of story); climax
palace workshop responsible for making furnishings, etc. (Heian period)
palace kitchen in which final preparations to the imperial family's meals (e.g. reheating) were made (Heian period); kitchen (in a noble's manor)
well-known examples (of something); famous items; big names (e.g. people); popular spots
residence; address; domicile
place where one spends the night to avoid travelling in an unlucky direction
another place; somewhere else; elsewhere; another country; foreign country
imperial court; government office; imperial land; government land
minister or general's wife who became a nun