notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
everyone; each and every one (of you); ladies and gentlemen
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
to keep (a person) waiting
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusing; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to take pains (doing something); to take great care
hamburger (in a bun); burger
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
pie; tart; palmier (pastry)
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
eating only a little; having a small appetite
cake served with tea; teacake
spiced sake (served at New Year's)
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below