centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap
such; like that; that sort of
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
tsukemono (pickled vegetables)
ancient city; former capital
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
to be intimate with; to befriend
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
pickling in salt; food preserved in salt; holding on to (shares, land, etc.) for an extended period until its value increases; leaving unsold; leaving unused
to file (away); to keep on file; to bind up (e.g. between pages); to insert
freezing weather; cold weather; agar-agar; vegetable gelatin
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
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
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
mask; striking the head (kendo)
(Japanese) rice cracker; senbei
monster cat; cat with magical powers
third place; third rank; third rank (in the Japanese court system); Trinity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
warding off disaster; protecting against misfortune