department; bureau; section; part
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
orders; instructions; directive; command
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
high mountain; alpine mountain
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
commerce; trade; business
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
extremely spicy; fiery hot; extremely harsh (criticism, review, etc.); scathing
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
author; writer; novelist; artist
two legs; two feet; two pairs
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
local specialty; special product (of a region)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
refresh (e.g. memory, one's spirits, etc.)
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
switching off (e.g. electricity); turning off (e.g. water); off-season; offset; off-road; off-line; off (the price)
to have the privilege of doing
open every day of the year
to let your hair down; to have fun after a period of work or stress
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
success; prosperity; boom
merchant's home; rented home; store; shop
outside of; not covered by
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
frequency (of occurrence)
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why