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 (someone) money; payment on someone's behalf (with the expectation of being reimbursed later)
succession; continuation; series; sequence
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
tailoring; sewing; (special) preparation; teaching; training
just made; fresh (e.g. from the oven); newly built (e.g. house); brand-new
construction; framework; erection; assembly; organization; organisation
collection (of a debt, rent, taxes, etc.); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
sign on a post (usu. wooden and with a small roof, containing information about a sight, warning, congratulations, etc.); public notice; bulletin board; notice board
fitting (e.g. door, window); fit; succession; continuation; series
standing signboard; billboard; hoarding
shutting oneself in (one's room, etc.); barricading oneself in (a fort, etc.) while being besieged; holing up (in a building)
freshly squeezed (juice); freshly milked; freshly extracted
eloquence; volubility; (lit.) (like) water on a standing board
protecting (someone); defending; standing up for
sitting with one knee drawn up
freshly grated (e.g. daikon)
portable brush-and-ink case; quiver (archery)
freshly picked (tomato, apple, etc.)
tea ceremony procedure; tea ceremony etiquette
fresh out of (college, high school, etc.); just out (e.g. of a book); first of the season (e.g. apples)
stopping place for horse-drawn carriages and rickshaws (Edo period); highway resting place; wholesale rag dealer
you can't control what people say; you can't stop rumours (rumors)
freshly painted; freshly plastered
vase; vase for floral offerings
chopstick stand; weaning ceremony
auctioning off; selling off
incense holder; incense burner
freshly cut; freshly tailored; tree cut to specified length, especially for corners of a kemari court
leading actor; leading figure; leader
favor; favour; patronage; support; backing; recommendation
just off the press; hot off the press
building rice-field ridges
leading actor; protagonist
placket (clothing); facing
cubic tsubo (approx. 6 cubic metres)
thanksgiving rice dish after childbirth
especially; particularly; wholeheartedly