remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
diversion; appropriation (e.g. of funds); misappropriation; re-use (e.g. old computer parts); recycling
round, wooden container for cooked rice
customer traffic; customers; custom
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
unbecoming; improper; unsuitable; ill-matched; unworthy of
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
finely chopped katsuobushi, sometimes with soy sauce
cod roe (roe of any fish from family Gadidae, esp. salted walleye pollack roe)
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
(hand) towel; handkerchief; paper tissue; napkin; serviette
mixture of mayonnaise and canned tuna, used on bread, pasta, etc.
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
tea drinking; teahouse; tearoom; coffee lounge
chit; sales slip; voucher
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
to make a display of one's originality (eccentricity); to deliberately act oddly (e.g. to get attention)
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
school centred on preparing students to get into university; high-level school a person has entered
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
completely satisfied; as pleased as can be
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
thriving (prosperous) business; rush of business
word of mouth; comments written online (about a product, service, etc.); online reviews
line; queue; procession; matrix
great difference; major mistake
message; informative matter
burnt rice; scorched rice; crispy rice at bottom of cooking pan; woman who hangs out with gay men
hey!; over here!; OK; gotcha; yep