address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryo period)
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
massage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage); masseur; masseuse; (arch.) blind person
U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); returning to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
wear; clothing; dress; ware; goods
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to be silent; to say nothing
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
takeout (i.e. food); take-out; takeaway; take-away
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
second (time unit); assistant; helper; second
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart