centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to join in a (musical) performance
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
amorous; sexy; voluptuous; erotic
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
charm; fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to captivate
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
personal (employee); employed; retained
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
I see; that's right; indeed
to make oneself known to the public; to become popular; to gain influence
chance; opportunity; occasion
sorry; excuse me; thank you
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
liking something; being partial to something; -phile
recommendation; referral; endorsement
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
older brother and younger sister
on bad terms; at loggerheads
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
rather; better; instead; if anything
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to go out and away; to leave
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop