secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
present (brought by a visitor); gift
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
hello; good day; good afternoon
engagement; business; affair; use; need
mail; postal matter; postal item
automatic teller machine; ATM; asynchronous transfer mode; ATM; anti-tank missile; ATM
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to carry in one's hand; to have in one's hand; to lead (e.g. troops); to present (an issue, policy, artistic work, etc.); to take up
cohabitation (usu. of a romantically involved couple); living together
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to have a pulse; to be alive; to have a chance; to be not altogether hopeless
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to be digested; to master (a skill); to be proficient; to mature (e.g. personality); to mellow; to mature (foodstuff)
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)