number of copies; circulation
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
vindictive; tenacious; persistent; spiteful; vengeful
company; corporation; workplace
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
to rank (as); to occupy (a position); to be located (in); to be situated
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
mahjong parlour; mahjong parlor
Indian cuisine; Indian cooking; Indian food
algae; waterweed; seaweed; duckweed
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
arrival of goods; goods received
electric appliance store; electrician
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
inn with hot spring facilities; hot spring inn; hot spring ryokan; onsen ryokan
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress
the 48 basic techniques; every trick in the book; the 48 basic sexual positions
work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of
to sing at the top of one's voice; to belt out a song; to express one's feelings fully in a poem; to praise in poetry
(it won't be possible) on such short notice