tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
warp; curvature; bend; curve (of a sword)
mid-January festival in northern Japan, with snow huts in which children play house; snow hut
unprincipled; inconstant; unscrupulous
tree (esp. a Christmas tree); tree (structure, diagram, etc.); thread (on Twitter)
temple bell rung 108 times on New Year's Eve
first shrine visit of the New Year
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
autumn breeze; fall breeze
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
a few seconds; several seconds
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes
practicability; feasibility; operability; expected implementation
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
to put on; to wear; to get used to wearing
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
this (very thing); this precisely
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
all over; filled in; complete; total; clichéd; hackneyed; plaintext
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)