use; utilization; utilisation; application
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
guest (esp. hotel); lodger
parent-child relationship
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
unspecified large number (of people)
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
community-based; local-based
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
home area; home town; local
traditional art; traditional performance art
Gion Festival (in Kyoto during the month of July, with high point on the 17th)
Aomori Nebuta Festival (August 2-7)
festival; feast; carnival
time; season; period; phase; stage
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
being extremely busy; being swamped with work
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
to jar; to creak; to grate
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
planning; project; plan; design
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
severe; strict; tough; hard
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to take a veneer off something
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
liquid crystal display; LCD; liquid crystal screen
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
to notify; to advise; to inform
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement