flowery words; rhetorical flourishes
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
calligrapher; individual with good penmanship
head of a school (of music, dance); head family of a school
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
master; expert; Meijin (professional title); Meijin (highest title for male players in competitive karuta)
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to palm off; to force a sale
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
to move (house); to change residence
heigh-ho; heave-ho; alley oop
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance
health; healthy; sound; fit
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all