to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
negotiable; further discussion needed
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
major surgery; major operation
(top) half naked; naked above the waist
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to be annoying; to be troublesome; to be a burden
passion; passions; (sexual) desire; craving
return of something; repayment
to catch fire (of charcoal); to start burning; to burn away; to burn merrily
(made of) stone; stone-built
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
business; trade; operations; sales
while being out of the office or away from home
practice field; training ground; driving range; practice hall; rehearsal space
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
timewasting; killing time
at work; in the midst of work; working
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
station; office; guardroom
conference room; council room
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
to face on; to look out on to
to have one's eye caught on something; to have one's attention drawn to something
combination; arrangement; distribution; marrying off
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
aesthetic feeling; aesthetic sense; sense of beauty