first year of elementary school; first 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
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
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.)
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to settle (in a place); to settle down
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
commercial (radio, TV, etc.); ad; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial
to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be able to collect; to be able to mine
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
piece; fragment; one (object)