important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
moment by moment; hour by hour
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to be conspicuous; to stand out
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
popular person; favorite; favourite
besides; in addition; also; moreover
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to lie deep in; to extend far back
cooking; food preparation
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
large build; large pattern
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
store interior; inside of a shop
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
tatami room; dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
catalog; catalogue; inventory; menu
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily