executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
dry riverbed; river beach
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
independence; self-reliance
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
residential area; quarter; neighbourhood; neighborhood
main street; avenue; boulevard
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to collect; to assemble; to gather
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
undisputed; entirely; perfect
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
best regards; please take care of; please do
former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
ecology; life and habits (of an animal); mode of life; way of living