or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
to give a broad grin; to smirk
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
(not) even once; (not) ever
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
storage container; preservation container
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
coordinate; co-ordinate; matching (e.g. clothes, accessories, furniture, colours); coordinated outfit (clothes and accessories); ensemble; coordinates (items of clothing, furniture, etc. designed to be used together)
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
one's own work; making by oneself
having various interests; wide range of interests
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
need; want; necessity; costs; expenses
wooden frame; wooden crate; wooden pallet
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
to mix; to blend; to combine
large; large-sized; large-scale; big