to settle a matter; to get even with someone
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
element; chemical element; (classical) element (e.g. earth, water, air, fire); (arch.) origin; (arch.) source
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
registration; accession; register; entry; record
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
clergyman; churchman; clergy
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
to complain; to make a complaint
breeding; raising; rearing
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
just-harvested; something freshly harvested or gathered (usually produce)
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)