expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
organizational change; organisational change; organizational reform
information leak; data breach
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
narrow; cramped; tight; fussy; narrow-minded
longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration
novel; original; new; innovative
perfume; fragrance; aroma; balm; sweet scent
transceiver (send and receive)
design concept; design philosophy; basic ideas behind a design
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
detente; easing of tensions; thaw
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
to feel oneself indebted to
destined; predestined; fated; fateful
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
butting (in boxing); clashing (of schedules, etc.); conflict; colliding
extra effort; one small touch; small twist
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
bogging down; dragging on; turning into a quagmire; becoming mired in a mess
payment in advance; advance payment; payment on delivery (e.g. business-reply mail, collect phone calls); forerunner
undertaking; underwriting; acceptance
to run out (e.g. of the room)
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
car accident; automobile accident
to escape death; to be saved from death
Heaven's blessing; gift of nature; natural resources
recording medium; storage medium
familiarity with the land; locality or terrain (usually associated with knowing or feeling the locality)
pretext for not revealing something (e.g. actual reason for one's failure, vested interest, etc.)
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
compulsory execution; forcible execution
simple diet; plain food; simple food; frugal meal
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice