arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
vibrator; vibe; feeling; vibes; vibraphone; vibration
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
of course; certainly; naturally
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
south entrance; south exit
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
lately; recently; nowadays
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
river; stream; River; the ... river
privately; with outsiders barred; en famille
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays
individual plate; single individual's small dish on which food taken from shared serving dishes is placed
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
briskly; quickly; promptly
washing (esp. dishes and laundry)
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation