secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to manage something successfully; to be successful
money-making; earning money
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
to be jealous of; to be envious of; to envy
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
the same as it was long ago; unchanged; traditional
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
residence; housing; residential building
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
to pile up; to accumulate
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
family; members of a family
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to