bodyguard; bouncer; bar (e.g. on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
side effect; adverse reaction
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
make-up; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
to be surprised; to be astonished
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
graduation ceremony; commencement
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
drama; theatre; theater; play
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
to be silent; to say nothing
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
next term; next period; next version; next release
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present