rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
burning of New Year's gate decorations (usu. on the 15th day of the New Year)
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
sounding of a drum or hand drum; sound of drums; full (stomach); bursting
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
secret meeting; secret conference
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
almost; roughly; approximately
known as ...; also known as ...; called ...; AKA
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
bubblingly; foamingly; sinking or rising while giving off bubbles; cute and chubby; pudgy; puffed up
notice; attention; observation
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
vacuum bottle; thermos; jar
spirit; heart; disposition
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
one-liner; funny joke; gag; quick trick
phone trace; detecting the source of a telephone call
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
robust cicada (Oncotympana maculaticollis); mingming cicada
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
Buddhist priest; bonze; layman dressed like a priest; person
big catch (fishing); good haul
sound of bubbles (or other small objects) being popped; lumpy sensation (e.g. of food); little bits; small grains
wintry; very cold-looking (e.g. landscape); bleak (e.g. room, street); desolate; empty (of furnishings)
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
bill (e.g. at a restaurant); check
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
wetting oneself; peeing in one's pants