operation; functioning; running
(large) parrot (incl. the cockatoo)
to kick out (e.g. someone from a house)
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
bare rock; rock surface; rock face
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
wide turn; detour; the long way around
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
possession; occupation; occupancy
cruise; navigation; sailing
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
sounding; probing; probe; stylet; spy
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); forward puller (of a rickshaw)
discrepancy; discord; disagreement; mismatch; dissonance
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
postponement; deferment; adjournment
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
doer; performer; protagonist (in noh or kyogen); hero; speculator (in trading)
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards; iai sword-drawing performance (used during the Edo period to sell medicine and other wares)
to wear one's hair up; to arrange one's hair
solo exhibition; one-man exhibition; one-woman exhibition
out of bounds; beyond the pale
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
being unfamiliar with a locality; not knowing one's way around; (lit.) not knowing one's right hand from the left; being clueless
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
ghost town; deserted village; village without inhabitants
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life