note (letter) left behind; will
Shinbashi (section of Tokyo)
underground train; subway
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
classification; categorization; sorting
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
example; illustration; precedent
degree of baldness; stage of balding
pine, bamboo and plum (an auspicious grouping); high, middle and low (ranking); top, middle and bottom; upper, medium, lower
whereabout; about where; how much
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
lush mountain; green mountain; grave; burial place
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
ratio; proportion; percentage
business world; business circles; (the) industry
to be profitable; to yield a profit
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
to buy a replacement; to replace by buying something new
texture; grain; one's skin (lacking makeup, etc.); natural skin; surface of the earth; bare ground
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
fate; destiny; predestination
(car) dealer; (card) dealer; (foreign exchange) dealer
beauty parlour; beauty parlor; beauty salon; hairdressing salon
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
barbershop; barber shop; barber
heigh-ho; heave-ho; alley oop
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with