to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl; to shift position (of an object)
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
high-class restaurant; high-end store
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
in the end; finally; after all; ultimately
welcome; (warm) reception
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
chain store; retail chain; restaurant chain
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points
retort (vessel used for distillation); retort (airtight vessel used to heat and sterilize canned or retort-pouch food)
no good; not allowed; not acceptable; outtake; blooper; retake
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
sweet flavour; sweet flavor; flattery; stupidity
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
society; the world; the times
for example; for instance; e.g.
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
the cauldron of Hell (in which sinners are boiled)
hot pot stew made with offal, vegetables and (often) miso
largehead hairtail (Trichiurus lepturus); scabbard fish; beltfish
leader; magnate; bigwig; extremely large head