railway crossing; railroad crossing; starting line; scratch; determination; stepping over the edge of the ring
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
to establish an emotional bond with; to reach out to; to relate to
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
turmoil; chaos; confusion
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
hayfield; field of miscanthus
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
lintel (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors)
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. page); to turn back; to double back; to loopback (a signal, message, etc.)
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
head house (family); birthplace; originator
tag; label; game of tag; tag-team match; working together as a team
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
shipping company; freight company; transport company
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
retainer fee (e.g. for a lawyer)
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation