latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
journal; magazine; periodical
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
the way back; the way home; return trip
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
such; this sort of; like this
ready fire-power; battle-ready forces; immediate asset (to a team or firm); someone who can be an immediately effective player or worker
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
special; particular; peculiar; unique
village headman (esp. in the Kansai region)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
throng; gathering of people
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
banquet or reception hall
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
sunken hearth; sunken fireplace
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
emergency food distribution (esp. cooked rice)
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
bathtub or onsen made of (or surrounded by) rocks