taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
indeed; really; truly; very much
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife
grandfather; male senior-citizen
code; program; code; regulation; code; symbol set; cord
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; soaring (of prices); shooting up
confections; sweets; candy; cake
tone quality; sound quality
to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile
salon; saloon; sarong; saron (musical instrument)
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
trip abroad; overseas travel
having a loose tongue; being talkative; speaking without thinking; being unable to keep a secret
way of speaking; intimation
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
cancellation; abandonment
shoji (paper sliding door)
author; writer; novelist; artist
calming down; quieting down
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
winter vacation; winter holidays
ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony
staying somewhere (overnight) due to circumstances
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
inn with hot spring facilities; hot spring inn; hot spring ryokan; onsen ryokan
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
occurring in succession; doing in succession; firing in rapid succession; volley of shots; volley (of questions, abuse, etc.); stream
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...