companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
heavy snow; "major snow" solar term (approx. Dec. 7)
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
Hakodate (city in Hokkaido)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
(computer) monitor; consumer who comments on products, television programs, etc. (programmes); program or utility that monitors a program or activity
maternity room; delivery room
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
colostrum; foremilk; first milk
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
postpartum; after childbirth
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
baton (of command); order; command; direction
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much