no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
good-natured; of good character
beautiful man and woman; handsome couple
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
to close down a business; to shut a business
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
to create (a sensation); to cause (a commotion); to give rise to (controversy); to raise (a cloud of dust); to kick up (dust)
to change completely; to change suddenly
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
light; light (colour, food, comedy, etc.); right; right field; right fielder
Taishō romanticism (style of art, architecture, etc.)
festival merrymaking; revelry
to begin some form of lifestyle
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
lip-syncing; lip-synching
living with one's parents; living at home
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
material; materials; data; information; documents
concentration (of efforts, forces, etc.); gathering together; regimentation; marshalling; mobilization
to divide in two; to divide in half; to divide (among); to apportion; to portion out
to have a reason; to have an excuse
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
property; fortune; assets
troublesome (person, task, etc.); difficult; suffering; hardship; trouble
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
to meet fortuitously; to meet by chance; to happen across
pair (esp. of mated animals); brace; couple; (anatomical) joint
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
dismissal (of an employee); discharge; firing; layoff
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryō codes)