first year of elementary school; first year elementary school student
fifth year of elementary school; fifth year elementary school student
to get damp; to get moist; to get soggy; to become humid
rice cake with bean paste wrapped in a preserved cherry leaf
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
playing with balls (e.g. football, playing catch, etc.)
police substation; residential police box
udo (plant related to ginseng, used in medicine and cooking) (Aralia cordata)
gadid (any fish of the family Gadidae, incl. cod, haddock, whiting and pollack); Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus)
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student
fertile shoot of field horsetail
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
to bud; to sprout; to germinate; to have luck on one's side; to get lucky
red light (traffic); red light; signal to stop; sign of danger
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
question collection; problem collection; problem set; workbook
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (in an online game)
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
highway; freeway; expressway; motorway
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
chairman; moderator; toastmaster; master of ceremonies; chairperson; host (of a TV show, etc.)
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to settle (in a place); to settle down
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new