to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
front; frontage; facade; main
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
performer; entertainer; celebrity
being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
genuine; authentic; true; real
dramatic role for child; child actor
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
national (e.g. hero, pastime, consensus); relevant to all citizens; popular on a national level
degree of familiarity; popularity
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
pause; suspension; rest; stoppage
only recently; just of late
reopening; resumption; restarting
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
bento; Japanese box lunch
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
dish of fish or meat flavoured with soy sauce, mirin, etc., coated with starch and then deep-fried
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
hijiki (dark edible seaweed usu. sold in dried black strips; Hizikia fusiformis)
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged