half-width space; en space
tentative plan; draft plan
barely miss (meeting someone, catching a train, etc.)
palace examination (national Chinese civil servant examination based largely on classic literature); someone who has passed this examination; examination for promotion in the Ministry of Ceremonies (based largely on political duties and Chinese classics); someone who has passed this examination
by (from) choice; by (for) preference; of one's own accord; of one's (own) free will; on purpose; deliberately
trainer aircraft; training plane; trainer
water heater; (domestic) boiler
toil; labor; labour; painstaking piece of work; (a) work involving considerable effort
basis; based on; conformance; conformity; authority (of); standard
picturesque (scenery); unspoilt; beautiful
to become experienced (after many years of practice)
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
Gunma prefecture (Kanto area)
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
bathing powder; bathwater additive; bath salt
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; toil; labor; labour
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
each (every) time; whenever
central government office; head office; this office
poop; faeces; feces; crap; trash; garbage
rapid increase; proliferation; surge; explosion
dad; dada; daddy; pa; papa; pappa
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)