indispensable; essential; must-have; handbook; manual; vade mecum
caricature; cartoon; comics
sacred scripture; sacred book; holy book; writings of a sage
telecommunications; correspondence
wise person; virtuous person; sage; unrefined sake
half a lifetime; half one's life; one's life so far
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (jōseki); standard sequence of moves (esp. in a corner)
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
to love and be loved back; to love and be loved in return; to give and receive love
giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis); qilin (Chinese unicorn); (arch.) horse that can ride 1000 ri in a day
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
steamed bun; steamed bread
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
spray; sprayer; atomizer; sprinkles (confectionery); hundreds and thousands
construction; establishment
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
account; history; notice; note; Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE); Records of Ancient Matters
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
extra-large; king-size; highest (priority, urgency, etc)
pulse (edible seeds of various leguminous crops); plant yielding pulse
preserving in sugar; food preserved in sugar
snack (to have with a drink); side dish
economical; economy size; family size (esp. of packaged food)
pack; packet; to pack; to package; (cosmetic) face pack; face mask
slit; slitting (slicing a sheet of paper, metal, etc. into narrower strips)
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
astronomical observation; stargazing
several types; several kinds; several species
bowl; pot; (plant) pot; flowerpot; crown (of the head); skull
baptism; christening; initiation (into a society, group, etc.); baptism; one's first experience of something; baptism (by fire, etc.)
courtesy; etiquette; formality; (religious) observance; ritual; rite
to be taken ill; to be addicted to; to become absorbed in; to give oneself up (to)