practicality; utility; usefulness
courtesy; etiquette; formality; (religious) observance; ritual; rite
protection; defence; support; safeguarding; championship; vindication
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
mold; mould; template; figure; shape; form
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
paper, cloth, wood, etc. representation of a sacred object; paper doll used in purification rites
wild; freakish; madcap; crazy; hysterical
to replace; to substitute; to switch; to move (something); to transfer
(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
to get hungry; to become hungry
eating with one's fingers; snitching food; snatched food; embezzlement; misappropriation; flirting
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
revolving lantern; ever-changing scene (e.g. life flashing before one's eyes)
many; numerous; various; large number of
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
space; room; space (between letters, words, etc.); space (piece of type); (outer) space
to see without obstruction; to get an unobstructed view (of); to see into (someone's thoughts); to read (someone's feelings, intentions, etc.); to foresee; to predict
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
left side; left-hand side
kitchen door; back door; service door; host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room
ascending and descending; going up and down
to dwell (in); to exist (within); to stay (at); to stop (at); to be in the womb (of an unborn child); to be part of a constellation
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
the whole school; all the schools
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
weeping; sobbing; softly (crying); with a prolonged dull pain; having a griping pain
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
seriously; in earnest; for real; all out; really; with a will
to trample down; to crush underfoot; to kick down; to avoid paying (e.g. a debt); to jump (a bill); to bilk
to catch off guard; to catch unprepared
to feel relieved; to forget about one's troubles; to settle into peace of mind