clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
seeing someone off and later welcoming them back; taking someone to and fro
(practical) business; business practice; business affairs; (actual) work
settlement (of an account); liquidation of debts; payment
seal (used in lieu of a signature); stamp; chop
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
to incur the wrath of the gods (e.g. by doing something immoral); to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins
material; materials; data; information; documents
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
a little bit; a little while
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
establishment; opening; setting up; inauguration
first (of its kind) in Japan
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
spinning mill; filature; thread-manufacturing plant; silk mill
word; term; language; speech
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive
production output; number of goods manufactured
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
unfair; unjust; wrongful; improper; unreasonable; unwarranted
to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
overdependence (on others; usu. one's fosterers or seniors); lack of self-reliance; presumed acceptance (of one's behaviour); presumed benevolence; attention-seeking (behavior)
to come; to go; to participate; to perform Zen meditation
to be adopted; to enter a family as an adopted child
interest; rights; concession
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
market (for goods, services, etc.); outlet (for selling); opening
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
to become moist; to be moistened; to profit (from); to benefit; to be refreshed (of one's mind); to be enriched (of one's heart)
fortune; fate; chance; coincidence; (stroke of) luck
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable