foundation stone; cornerstone
vicissitudes; ups and downs
adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)
gold dust; silver dust; sand; grit
flowers and trees; flowering trees
fax; facsimile; fax machine
employer's house; master's house
jujube (Ziziphus jujube); Chinese date; red date; small tea caddy (tea ceremony)
opening; gap; dried and opened fish
chicken and vegetable stew with bechamel sauce or fresh cream
person with whom one is having an illicit love affair
wood chip; splinter; thin shingles
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
having no money; lack of money
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
to work hard; to make an effort
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
yuzu (Citrus ichangensis x C. reticulata)
criminal condemned to death; convict on death row
clearing one's throat; cough
I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves
Buddhist (household) altar
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
fixed date; settlement date
doctor; PhD; exposition; fair; exhibition
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous