level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
society; the world; the times
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
imagination; supposition; guess
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn, restaurant, or shop); landlady; hostess; mistress; female innkeeper
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
proprietress-to-be of a Japanese inn or restaurant
yuki-onna (spirit in Japanese folklore); snow woman
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
bai ze (mythical Chinese animal able to understand human speech, having the body of a lion and eight eyes)
chef (esp. of high-end Japanese cuisine); cook; area of a kitchen that contains the chopping board
daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
doorman in charge of footwear
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
spy working for the Edo shogunate; oniwaban
cut in the skin caused by a vacuum formed by a whirlwind; mythical weasel-like creatures riding on whirlwinds and inflicting sharp, painless wounds
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
carefully; closely; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
evil spirits of rivers and mountains
very small; tiny; insignificant
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
had better ...; had better not ...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together