tortoiseshell (of the hawksbill turtle); bekko; tortoiseshell (esp. of the Chinese soft-shelled turtle)
multi-use; combined use; combination; serving two purposes
clip (paper, surgical, etc.); hairpin; hair slide; curler
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
counter for long and narrow things (e.g. guns, spades, hoes, oars, ink sticks, candles, abacuses, kitchen knives, scissors, shamisen, violins); counter for palanquins, rickshaws, and similar vehicles
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing ...)
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
a certain person; unnamed person; Mr. So-and-so; a certain someone who shall remain unnamed
remote island; solitary island; outlying island
(Japanese-style) living room
quickly and skillfully; to the point; succinctly; concisely
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
matchmaking photo; photograph to be shown to a prospective marriage partner
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
real thing; original; actual
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
matchmaker's story; saying nice things about a person
understanding; comprehension
transcendence; transcendency
disinterested; unselfish; indifferent; detached
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
anything and everything; just about everything
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
as you see; as you can see
straight; upright; erect; all; completely; thoroughly
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
to think (only used to speak of others); to turn one's attention toward (only used to speak of others); to have feelings for (only used to speak of others); to honour the target of one's emotions
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
main purpose; chief aim; focus; main point; gist; essence
lukewarm; tepid; indifferent; halfhearted
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention