squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
seven-to-three ratio; 70-30 split; 70-30 hair part; hairstyle with hair parted in a 70-30 ratio
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
standard; average; typical; normal
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
taste; flavor; taste; liking
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
shoji (paper sliding door)
architect-designed apartment
low dining table; tea table
nostalgia for the good old days; taste for the past; retro tastes
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
to become experienced (after many years of practice); to become worn (through long use); to show its age
Buddhist memorial service
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
compendium of laws; statute books; (lit.) complete book of the Six Codes
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk (drive)
tendency; trend; inclination
(you) couldn't kill (him) if you tried
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
immunity; immunization; immunisation; being hardened (to); being unaffected (by); being accustomed (to)
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
women's language; word used by women
correction (of a fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform; straightening (of teeth)
change of attitude (stance, position); lightness of foot; ability to dodge out of the way of an attack
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
men's language; male language
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
public peace; public safety; public security; security police
yourself; himself; herself
civil service examination
equality; impartiality; evenness
home environment; family environment
private enterprise; private business; private company; private firm; private-sector business; private-sector corporation