wicked tongue; abusive language
criticism; critique; review; commentary
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
chair; stool; post; office; position
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
trip abroad; overseas travel
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
temporary retirement; suspension from office
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
assessment (of value, damages, etc.); revision (of a budget)
consideration; taking into account
busily; sedulously; laboriously; feverishly; fussily; worrying (about little things)
section manager; section chief
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
pipe shaft (in a building); riser shaft
sweet (flavour); sweet (of alcohol); sweet (e.g. melody); pleasant (e.g. atmosphere); suite (of rooms); suite
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
conference room; council room
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location