personal use; private use; private business; personal business
on the board (shogi, go, etc.)
very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast
simultaneous development; spreading at the same time (e.g. two phenomena)
footbath; hot spring bath designed for soaking one's feet
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
autumn colours; fall colors; leaves turning red; red leaves; leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves; (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
bungalow; one-story house
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
equal division (of profits, prize money, etc.); equal split
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
clothes; clothing; garments
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
the place for; the time for; the level of
to watch steadily; to stare
candied apple; toffee apple
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
white sauce; béchamel sauce
high rating; good reputation
a considerable number; a fair number
kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis); jade (gem); beautiful lustrous colour similar to that of the kingfisher's feathers
to draw (a line); to demarcate; to mark; to plan
(in the) style of a gate; gate-equipped (house, shop, etc.); kanji "gate" radical (radical 169)