adviser; advisor; consultant
ancient writing (i.e. Edo-period or older); classical literature; ancient Chinese character (pre-Qin period)
Ms; Miss; Madame; highbrow (woman); cerebral
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; "all Greek to me"; double Dutch; (something) incomprehensible
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
exhilarated; all smiles; tickled pink; pleased as punch
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
pending question; unresolved problem
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
fully loaded; full load; loaded condition
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
now that; since; so long as; because
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
price; cost; value; worth; value
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
use; utilization; utilisation; application
last night; yesterday evening
after a long time; for the first time in a while
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood