place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
right in the center (centre)
suits for gentlemen; menswear
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
the other day; some time ago; recently
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
stock-in-trade; tools of one's trade
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); gobbling up
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
sphere; counter for balls
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle