establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
spotlight; public eye; public's attention; goldfish bowl
sophisticated; refined; witty; urbane; unconstrained
sleeveless (garment); sleeveless haori
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
fluffy; lumpy (e.g. clothing); uneven; bulging (e.g. muscles)
flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple
to make a move; to move a piece (e.g. in shogi)
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
sheep skin; fleece; parchment
work on paper; text, image or calligraphy on paper
small war flag attached to the back of one's armour during battle
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
to lend an ear to; to listen to
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); difference; gap
gradually; day by day; every day; each day
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
cork stopper; (bottle) cork
dangling; aimlessly; casually; unexpectedly
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to try a new venue for eating, drinking, night amusement, etc.
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
clothes; female genitals; vagina; calf; last (on the list); (at the) bottom
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
alluring words; endearing words; sugared words; sweet words; honeyed words; flattery
ideally; if one were to wish for more