country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
circulation (of the blood)
lattice; counter for large bundles (e.g. 10 sheafs of rice, 200 sheets of calligraphy paper, 20 whistling arrows, 100 fish); handbreadth (unit for measuring the length of arrows)
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
penalty kick; psychokinesis; parkour
female proprietress (of a bar, etc.); mother; housewife; (female) pet owner; pet parent
to create a debt in one's favor (e.g. by doing someone a favor); to create an obligation in one's favor
kill; kill (shot); smash; spike (in volleyball)
to have stiff shoulders; to feel ill at ease; to feel uncomfortable; serious; sober
Vermilion Bird (god said to rule over the southern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the southern heavens
New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year
racket; paddle (in table-tennis)
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
to dis; to diss; to disrespect
everyday conversation; day-to-day conversation
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
poop; faeces; feces; crap; trash; garbage
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
mechanism; mechanics; machines; mechanic
household (electrical) appliances; home appliances; consumer electronics
and yet; though; when; in spite of
examination paper; examination script; answer sheet; answer (to an exam question)
New Year's Eve; end of the year
(printed) instructions; manual; explanatory leaflet (pamphlet, note); description
to behave like a spoiled child; to behave like a spoilt child; to fawn on; to depend and presume upon another's benevolence
moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
to do in place of or on behalf of (someone)
wide open (of eyes); large and bright (eyes)
development; revitalization; standing (something) up; waking up; tilling a rice field; drawing a card from the draw pile
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
to be suspicious (of something or somebody)
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible