quiet; still; surreptitious
illumination; decorative lighting
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
old boy; alumnus; graduate; out of bounds (golf)
information session; briefing; explanatory meeting
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
general contractor; main contractor; major construction company
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
factory; plant; mill; workshop
distinction; discrimination
line-up (baseball, product, etc.); lineup
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
boiled and half-dried bonito
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
deep affection; dear; beloved
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
traditional Japanese wedding ceremony (usu. at a shrine or temple)
once in a lifetime; once in one's life
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; cucumber sushi wrapped in nori (seaweed)