to spend time (on doing something)
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
banquet or reception hall
to look around; to survey
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
interior design; interior; upholstery
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
in good taste; tasteful; (person) of refined taste; of cultivated tastes
blameless; above reproach; beyond reproach; faultless; perfect
relic from an earlier age; something extremely outmoded
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
well-known; famous; noted; popular; recognized
every place; various places
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; loss of face
one flower; one wheel; (arch.) full moon
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
salon; saloon; sarong; saron (instrument)
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
first letter of a word; capital letter (at the start of a word or sentence); initials (of one's name)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to rebuild; to reconstruct
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering