cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
moat; fosse; trench; underground air-raid shelter; dugout
national parliament or congress building (e.g. National Diet Building (Japan), United States Capitol (USA), Houses of Parliament (UK), etc.)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
how; in what way; how about; questionable
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
simulation; simulation (of a foul); diving; flopping
way; method; means; resource; course
launching; launch; end (of a theatrical run, etc.); closing party (e.g. a theater show); cast party
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
defense; defence; protection
leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)
cannot be helped; unavoidable
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to kill by hitting; to beat to death; to slaughter
partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
present; current; in operation
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
old age; old person; the old; the aged
periodic; regular; routine
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
total energy; all efforts
on the occasion of; at the time of
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
to make absolutely sure; to make doubly sure
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away