establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
time for ...; time to ...; good time to ...; opportunity to ...; season
origami; art of paper folding; hallmark; certificate of authenticity
hello; good day; good afternoon
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude
semi-transparent; translucent
stole (shawl); stall; stall (of an engine); (animal) stall
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
to be glossy; to glisten; to shine with a luster; to look alluring; to be sexy; to be seductive
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to leave home; to leave one's parental roof; to leave the nest; to go out on one's own
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
point in common; common feature
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); (electric) fan
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
Lindera umbellata (species of spicebush); toothpick; natural wooden chopsticks (tea ceremony); black characters; black text
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
boastful talk about one's love life; speaking fondly about one's sweetheart; going on about one's love affairs
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
to leave this world; to die