face;  official stance;  public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts);  ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
 milestone;  stone signpost;  standing stone (e.g. in garden);  menhir
 fresh made;  freshly baked;  freshly roasted
 advancing money;  temporary payment for someone else;  payment on behalf of another party, with the expectation of being reimbursed later
 succession;  continuation;  series;  sequence
 choice;  selection;  diagnosis;  medical opinion;  judgement;  opinion
 tailoring;  dressmaking;  sewing;  making;  preparation
 just made;  fresh (from the oven);  newly-built (house)
 construction;  framework;  erection;  assembly;  organization;  organisation
 collection (e.g. of a debt);  dunning;  selection (for a position);  exceptional promotion;  fresh;  freshly picked
 leading actor;  star;  leading figure;  central figure;  key figure
 revamping;  reshaping;  rearranging;  reorganizing
 bulletin board;  notice board;  billboard;  roadside sign;  sign on a post, usu. wooden, esp. containing information about a sight, warning, congratulations, etc.
 fitting (e.g. door, window);  fit;  succession;  continuation;  series
 shutting oneself in (one's room, etc.);  barricading oneself in (a fort, etc.) while being besieged;  holing up (in a building)
 standing signboard;  billboard;  hoarding
 freshly squeezed (juice);  freshly milked;  freshly extracted
 sitting with one knee drawn up
 freshly-grated (e.g. daikon)
 portable brush-and-ink case;  quiver (archery)
 right after coming out;  just graduated
 brand-new (clothing, shoes)
 vase;  vase for floral offerings
 auctioning off;  selling off
 incense holder;  incense burner
 stopping place for horse-drawn carriages and rickshaws (Edo period);  high way resting place;  wholesale rag dealer
 freshly cut;  freshly tailored;  tree cut to specified length, especially for corners of a kemari court
 chopstick stand;  weaning ceremony
 leading actor;  leading figure;  leader
 favor;  favour;  patronage;  support;  backing;  recommendation
 you can't control what people say;  you can't stop rumours (rumors)
 leading actor;  protagonist
 building rice-field ridges
 placket (clothing);  facing
 cubic tsubo (approx. 6 cubic metres)
 especially;  particularly;  wholeheartedly
 thanksgiving rice dish after childbirth