little something; reward; tip
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
1000 pounds; 1000 kan; 1000 yen; 1000 pieces of gold; great weight; pricelessness
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
not a word to anyone; keep it secret; mum's the word
first generation; founder
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
(arch.) peoples formerly of northern Japan with distinct language and culture (i.e. the Ainu); provincial (i.e. a person who lives far from the city); brutish, unsophisticated warrior (esp. used by Kyoto samurai to refer to samurai from eastern Japan); foreigner; barbarian
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings; bend (in a road, river, etc.)
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
first letter of a word; capital letter (at the start of a word or sentence); initials (of one's name)
ability to think up names; knack for naming things
great person; eminent figure
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
interests and preferences
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
degree (of something); greatness or smallness (of something); quantity; number; amount; size
traditional; customary; conventional
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
roots; origin; one's roots; ancestry
creation; Creation (by God)
one more; another (one); (not) quite; (not) entirely; (not) enough
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
shear (wind, fluids); chicken gizzard
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back