storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to go out and away; to leave
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
trouble; bother; annoyance
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
shopping; purchased goods
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such)
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
reopening; resumption; restarting
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
vocational school; technical school
cooking; food preparation
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to like; to love; to be fond of
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
while; even though; despite
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch
business; trade; operations; sales
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
contract; compact; agreement
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash