shop; small store; business; firm
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
performer; entertainer; celebrity
degree of attention; profile
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
hello; good day; good afternoon
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
edge of the eaves; house frontage
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
double circle (indicating "very good" on a piece of school work)
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
red hakama (worn by miko or noblewomen at court)
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
(ceremonial) arrow used to drive off evil
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
sprouting; budding; crush (esp. on an imaginary character in manga, etc.); fascination; infatuation
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
teacher; instructor; professor
system where all students live in dormitories; residential system; boarding system (e.g. boarding school)
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
being prepared for a theoretical (ideological) argument; being armed with theoretical backing
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
to wait and see; to see how the land lies