to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
attractiveness; charm; amiability
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
business discussion; negotiation
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
voyage; passage; travelling
secret; private; surreptitious
market (for goods, services, etc.); outlet (for selling); opening
preliminary investigation
lawless area; lawless district
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
to detain; to check; to restrain
forgery; falsification; fabrication; counterfeiting
(handling) fee; charge (e.g. for a cancellation); commission; brokerage
passage; fare; shipping charges
to tread on thin ice; to go out on a limb; to walk a tightrope; to take risks; (lit.) to cross a dangerous bridge
exact calculation; squaring of accounts; adjustment
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
currency trading (usu. foreign); exchange dealing; exchange transaction
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
Japanese style; Japanesque; Japanism
third son; Occella iburia (species of poacher)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
iris (flower); Siberian iris (Iris sanguinea); (arch.) sweet flag (Acorus calamus); (arch.) calamus
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
steep (mountain); precipitous; hard (life); difficult; troubled
hanafuda; flower cards; playing cards consisting of 12 suits of 4 cards, each suit representing a month indicated by a flower
iris (flower); Siberian iris (Iris sanguinea); (arch.) sweet flag (Acorus calamus); (arch.) calamus
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan; wild boar (meat)