enterprise; business; company; corporation
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)
nice; likeable; desirable
Kansai (region comprising Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and surrounding prefectures); Kansai (western half of Japan; during the feudal era)
ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
ten; 10; ten years of age
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
button (clothing); push-button; button
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
crisp; staccato; piquant; clear
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
as stated; verbatim; literally
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
at the window; by the window; next to the window
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
counter for chairs or seats; foot; leg
reception (e.g. of visitors); dealing with
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind