simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
bank; banking institution
Italian food; Italian cooking
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
to escape from; to get out
doing things at one's own pace (e.g. slower than others); doing things one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
Buddhist priest; monk; boy
merit; virtuous deed; divine reward (for virtuous deeds); grace (of the buddhas and gods); merit; meritum
to read the situation; to sense the mood
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
return; relapse; recurrence
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
water temperature (esp. bath)
one part; one portion; one section
cold (drinking) water; (glass of) cold water; cold boiled rice
to drink up; to drain (cup)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
pilaf topped with bechamel or other cheese-based sauce, then oven baked
set meal; special (of the day)
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
toothpick; skewer for eating moist wagashi (steel, bamboo, etc.)
shuffle (of playing cards, etc.); rearranging (in a random order); shaking (a container to mix ingredients, etc.)
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else