obscure; vague; ambiguous
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations
five colors (usu. red, blue, yellow, white and black); five colours; many kinds; varied; melon; gourd
generation; lifetime; age
Chinese design; Chinese style; traditional architecture associated with Zen
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
engagement; business; affair; use; need
large; gland; ground (e.g. land, electrical, base material of textiles, etc.)
being good-for-nothing; useless person
no vacancy; full occupancy
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
untucked obi; dangling obi
maiko; apprentice geisha; dancing girl
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
great teacher; great master; great author; great doctor
prudish; strait-laced; boring; square
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog
absolutely (ought to); by all means; all; entirely
self-deprecating; self-mocking
passion; passions; (sexual) desire; craving
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
to live; to make a living; to get on with
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
manufactured goods; finished goods; product
to take care of some business; to go on an errand; to relieve oneself; to do one's business; to go to the toilet
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)