sweet and sour; bittersweet (feeling)
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
great plain; prairie; steppe; hahahaha; LMAO; ROFL
state-of-the-art; cutting-edge
opening and shutting; opening and closing
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
light; light (colour, food, comedy, etc.); right; right field; right fielder
coloring; colouring; colour development; production of colour
independent (esp. in politics); non-partisan
government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official
secret information; intelligence
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
interception (email); wiretap; bug
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
to make even; to make smooth; to make level; to average
general affairs; general business; manager; director; adjutant general
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
social gathering; get-together; (friendly) meeting
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
first meeting; first contest between
rule; reign; government; governing
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a building)
travelling incognito (of a person of high rank); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
morning star lily (Lilium concolor); star lily
guest; visitor; visitor's arrival
guest spending the night (i.e. at a hotel)