riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
small child; kid; kiddy; tot; rug rat; ankle-biter
rather; sooner; preferably
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
in order; in turn; one by one
share (in a company); stock
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
fishing grounds; permitted fishing zone
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
being much talked about; creating a stir; being the talk of town
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
to drink up; to drain (cup)
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
pleat; pleats; plait; plaits
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to be conspicuous; to stand out
head mounted display; HMD
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-