cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
reinforced concrete; ferroconcrete
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
front; frontage; facade; main
nursery school; day nursery; day care center
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic
piano (instrument); piano (dynamic)
to join in a (musical) performance
most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
seemingly good; (of) good appearance; looking good
background (of a scene, picture, etc.); background (of an event, person, etc.); circumstances; background music; background (activity)
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
fever (state of excitement)
fall; decline; string apron; ornamental cords hanging from the front of a sumo wrestler's belt; food offering to the gods; leftovers; leaving (one's master's place for home)
straw skirt; grass skirt; traditionally worn by hunters and fishermen
sale; offering for sale; putting on sale; putting on the market; release (for sale)
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
signing; autograph session
school festival; campus festival
with repeated sharp blows; whack after whack; strictly; harshly; vigorously; singlemindedly
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
edition; version; plate; block; counter for editions of a publication
southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of