plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
bōjutsu (art of using a stick as a weapon)
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
treating someone as one's own daughter; someone who is treated as a daughter; (arch.) woman who manages geisha (Edo period)
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
centerline (road); center line; Chuō Line (central railway line in Tokyo)
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
perpetual motion machine; perpetual motion engine; perpetuum mobile
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
luxury cruise ship; luxury liner
going downstream (in a boat)
sanctuary; Sanctuary (faction of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan); Akamatsu faction; Akamatsu group
bow (of a boat); prow; stem; head
on board a ship; aboard a ship
fruit wine (e.g. cider, wine, plum liquor); fruit liqueur
French; French food; French cuisine
tsuzumi; hourglass-shaped Japanese hand drum; drum (general term for struck leather percussion instruments)
arrangement of food (on a dish); serving of (arranged) food
getting carried away; going too far; overdoing
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
halfsies; splitting evenly between two people
whole cake; cake sold whole (as opposed to in individual slices)
chiffon cake; sponge cake