swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
without authority; without reason; unnecessarily; recklessly; indiscriminately
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
saving (e.g. energy); cutting down on (e.g. alcohol); save; save
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down); count (of radioactivity)
stairs; stairway; staircase
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent
outcast; misfit; deviant; maverick; nonconformist
to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
(starting) from nothing; from scratch
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test; check; scan (e.g. MRI, PET); audit
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
bright red; crimson lotus flower
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
ten; 10; ten years of age
interior design; interior; upholstery
free time; time at leisure
to move around; to move about; to get around
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient in some way; lacking something
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)
(high) mountain; Mount; Mt.; mountain peak
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook