bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
to be scheduled to (do); to be expected to (do)
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
true character; true heart; true spirit
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
tea utensils; container for powdered green tea (tea ceremony)
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
alternately; by turns; one after the other
deck cargo; upper layer of goods; extra; to pile on top of
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
side; beside; feature of a sword blade
sounding of a drum or hand drum; sound of drums; full (stomach); bursting
cheap; rubbishy; shoddy; roughly made
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
season (e.g. fruit, fish); in vogue; popular; fresh
free range breeding; pasturing; grazing; letting run free (dog, child, etc.)
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
to have a meal; to take a meal
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
friendship; companionship; fraternity; comradeship
to negotiate; to settle a matter; to arrange
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
hazardous materials; dangerous goods; explosives; combustibles
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
members; member; constituent
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
oiran; high-ranking courtesan; (arch.) prostitute
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
something long; useless things; white elephant; boondoggle
suspicious character (person, figure)