suspension of business; temporary closure (of a store, school, etc.); shutdown; holiday
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
one's own property; possessions
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
correction; revision; amendment
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
stock; products; stolen goods; loot; spoils
convenient; handy; useful
item; something that one "just has to have"
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
eye; eyeball; (arch.) pupil and (dark) iris of the eye; (arch.) insight; (arch.) perceptivity; (arch.) look
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
bent back; hunchback; stoop
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to to treat wood, paper, etc.
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
to start with the looks; to get the trappings right as the first step; to start (at the wrong end) by focusing on the superficial
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself