clothing (e.g. kimono) decorated with one's family crest
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
painter; artist; illustrator
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
hamburger (in a bun); burger
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
diligent; hardworking; healthy; well; faithful; honest
Western affectations; excessively westernized person; wannabe Westerner
the West; the Occident; Western countries
toilet; lavatory; water closet; restroom; bathroom
tissue paper; toilet paper
all; everyone; everybody; everything
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
Kona (variety of Hawaiian coffee)
apron (waist-down); waist apron
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
with a thud; with a flop; with a plop; suddenly (stop, come to an end, etc.)
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
brown; light brown; tawny
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
eccentric; crank; weirdo; oddball
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to be hurt (of honour, reputation, etc.); to be harmed; to be sullied
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire