Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
young master; young gentleman
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
to be exhausted; to be at a loss; to be worn out; to be helpless
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
occasional; infrequent; rare
black ships; Western ships that came to Japan between the 16th and 19th centuries, esp. those of the Perry Expedition in 1853; foreign disruptor (of the Japanese market); product, person, etc. arriving from the West and disturbing the Japanese market
arrival of ships (from abroad); arrival by ship
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
hack; inferior horse; inferior person; incapable person
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
to crumple (up); to wrinkle; to rub thoroughly
silicon; silicone (oxidized form)
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
never mind!; don't worry about it
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
to examine someone's expression