pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
to shift something to; to move something into; to transfer; to transpose; to exchange; to displace
coffee mill; coffee grinder
establishment (of a business); founding
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
enactment; establishment; creation
head temple of a sect; (organizational) headquarters; (organisational) headquarters
president (of a nation); big man; boss; buddy
mosaic; pixelated obscuring in images and video, usu. for censorship
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
generation; lifetime; age
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
imbecility; feeblemindedness; dark
spare time; free time; time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
just made; fresh (from the oven); newly-built (house)
carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
rebirth; new birth; nascent
one's real father; natural father; biological father
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
feeling ashamed; feeling of one's inferiority
to let your hair down; to have fun after a period of work or stress
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
drink; drinking; spigot; tap (in a cask, etc.); stock market bucketing; bookmaking
chorus; singing in a chorus
to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
a short time ago; a while ago; for some time