... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
someone; a certain person
people close to the head man
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
direct descent; direct line
cosmic dual forces; yin and yang; sun and moon; positive and negative (magnetic poles, electric terminals, etc.); cathode and anode
association; society; organization; organisation
president (of a society); chairman
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
capable person; talented person; person with supernatural powers (in fiction); competent person; person with legal capacity
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
lamentable; deplorable; regrettable; sad; wretched
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
for use of customers or guests
lacquer ware; lacquerware; lacquer work; lacquerwork
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
stealing another's romantic partner
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
unique; distinctive; novel; different color (colour)
clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
man who is popular with women
be (that) as it may; having said that
every person; each one; everybody
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
pink (any flower of genus Dianthus, esp. the fringed pink, Dianthus superbus); (arch.) lovable, caressable girl
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan; wild boar (meat)
camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora); camphorwood; camphor laurel
handsome young man; Adonis
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of