cave; hollow; cavity; hollow
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
to look down on; to condescend
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure
warp; curvature; curve; arch
great-grandfather; great-granddad; great-grandad
great-grandfather; great-granddad; great-grandad
clothes; clothing; garments
eleventh day of the month; eleven days
twelfth day of the month; twelve days
prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
(free) sample; promotional gift
fishing industry; fishery
decorated cake; fancy cake
landing; unloading (e.g. a ship); catch (of fish); takings; sales (of a shop); defloration (e.g. of a geisha)
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
fourteenth day of the month; fourteen days
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
(connecting) passageway; accessway; walk-through; skyway; sky bridge
examination of tickets; ticket gate; ticket barrier
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
being fully occupied (of a parking lot)
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
good impression; favorable impression
molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling