yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
hair on the back of one's head
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
document (of proof); certificate; paper; bond; deed
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
reward; recompense; tip; conveyance charge; packhorse charge
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
sales promotion; hard selling
importer; import merchant (trader); importing firm
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
face; looks; vestiges; trace
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
at first; in the beginning; originally
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
even if not; even without
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes