composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement
to have a reason; to have an excuse
down jacket; quilted down coat
groin; thigh; crotch; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
asking would be rude; tasteless question
gourmandism; gourmet; gourmand; foodie
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
(one's) Sunday best; (one's) best clothes; glad rags
final coat (of paint, plaster, varnish, etc.); finish; glazing; adding more of the same (of something negative, e.g. shame)
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
fax; facsimile; fax machine
approximate (number); rough (calculation); sloppy; lackadaisical; crude
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
to lead (an advance); to spearhead (a campaign, attack)
down to earth; reasonable
the Tiger (third sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Tiger (around 4am, 3-5am, or 4-6am); east-northeast; first month of the lunar calendar
upmarket residential district; rich neighborhood
reduced scale; scaling down
both sides (on the left and right); both neighbours
parking lot rented on a monthly basis
citizen (of a country); citizenry; citizen (of a city); resident; bourgeoisie; middle class
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
stepping stones; stone skipping; ducks and drakes
pantsuit; pant suit; trouser suit
decommissioned vehicle; out of service vehicle; deregistered vehicle; unregistered vehicle; deregistering (vehicle); unregistering
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
coralberry (Ardisia crenata)
indescribable; exquisite; inexpressible; indefinable
paper folded and tucked inside the front of one's kimono (esp. for use at the tea ceremony); paper used for writing tanka
drop (e.g. of water); drip