astringency; tartness; austere elegance; elegant simplicity; subdued style
three kinds; three varieties
shutout; shutting out; locking out; shutout; allowing no runs (goals, etc.)
reassessment; reappraisal; reevaluation; revaluation
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
large enterprise; big business; large undertaking
type of household amulet or talisman, issued by a Shinto shrine, hung in the house for protection
school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs
leaving to chance; leaving to fate
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
professional job; profession
creator; inventor; developer
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
tuna (edible fish, Thunnus spp.); tunny; Pacific bluefin tuna (edible fish, Thunnus orientalis); dead lay; starfish
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
loan; roan; lawn (i.e. short grass); lawn (type of cotton cloth)
match (contest); to match with; to go well with
change of occupation; career change
service road; frontage road
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul
applications; uses; how to operate; operation procedures
firm (market); bullish; strong (sales, economy, etc.); steady; sound
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
chief executive officer; CEO
board games, card games etc. (played without a computer)
professional; person good at a particular job; person who does their job without mistakes
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute
geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
sword; dagger; knife; bayonet