economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
letter left behind by someone who has departed; farewell letter
each house; every house; many houses
stepping stones; stone skipping; ducks and drakes
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
how long; how far; how much
hidden village (esp. hidden retreat for nobles or refuge for soldiers of a defeated army); isolated village; legendary land (deep in mountains or underground); Shangri-La
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
distant look; faraway look
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
bellows (of an accordion, camera, etc.); cornice; rickrack; ricrac; pleated shape; accordion pleats
older brother and younger sister
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
to lie down; to retire; to go to bed (with an illness)
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
desperation; struggle to the death
eternal; unlimited; endless
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
distinction; discrimination
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
killing time; staving off boredom
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual