hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
taste; liking; preference
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
to distinguish; to discern; to make out; to tell
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
control; management (e.g. of a business)
quality (of a product or a service)
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
import; importation; introduction; afferent
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
outward appearance; apparent
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both