rape blossoms; rapeseed flowers
tofu skin; dried beancurd; delicacy made from the skin of gently boiled soybean milk
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
spot-billed duck (Anas poecilorhyncha)
city councillor; city councilor; city assemblyman
wheat straw; barley straw
marimo (variety of algae, Cladophora aegagropila); round green algae; Cladophora ball; lake ball; moss ball
the entire force (of soldiers)
to jump up and down; to hop
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
master sergeant; sergeant major (JSDF)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to be distracted from feelings of depression, boredom, tension, etc.
senior pupil (of the same master); senior disciple; senior student; senior member
clink; clack; feeling annoyed; being offended; being hurt
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
disturbance; agitation; commotion; upheaval; riot
ancestor; forefather; foremother
opposite bank; farther shore
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
sandstorm; noise (video); snow
to be wrought up; to be on edge; to get irritated; to get excited (about); to be unsettled
clearing one's throat; cough
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
completely; all the way; altogether; bodily
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap; wake-up sweets
telecommunications; correspondence
oasis; OASYS (Fujitsu WP system)
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
stale; hackneyed; cliched