pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
white person; Caucasian; (arch.) beginner; (arch.) amateur; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
body odor; body odour; personal odor; personal odour; characteristic (of someone)
pomade; balm; perfumed oil
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
orchid; Netherlands; Holland
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
stand; stall; booth; kiosk; store
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
chair; stool; post; office; position
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
without permission; without notice
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
individual; private person; personal; private
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
talk; conversation; dialogue
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
a dime a dozen; two a penny
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
narrator; storyteller; reciter
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
episode; anecdote; vignette
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
great numbers; numerical superiority
very much; very many; more and more
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
favorite child; favourite child; darling; favorite; star
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
self-restraint; voluntary restraint; self-imposed control; self-discipline
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
(former) Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (now Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications)
vice-minister; undersecretary
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)