pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol for guests or customers (typically a woman); (apprentice) geisha; dancing girl
Mach (number); (at a) fast speed
retribution; retributive justice; karma; just deserts; poetic justice; reward and punishment for one's past behavior
timidity; nervousness; being easily intimidated
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
returning tit for tat; retaliating
break room; lounge (e.g. in an onsen); resting room
exhibition hall (room, area)
carving; engraving; sculpture
donation; presentation; gift
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
hard worker; person who perseveres; person who doesn't give up; eager beaver; bitter-ender
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
(clenched) fist; knuckles
at once; immediately; right now
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover
cleaning with a cloth (floors, etc.); dirty work; low-level work; apprentice work
cooperation; coordination; collaboration; integration; linking
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
cleaner; wiper; eraser; cleaning; wiping; polishing
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
effectiveness; efficacy; efficaciousness
air conditioning; air cooling
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
first third of a month; first ten days of a month
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
tropical night; night in which temperature doesn't fall below 25 degrees C
Boston bag; overnight bag; traveling bag (travelling)
instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching
linking together; tying in a row
(talking in a) half-joking manner