activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
fresh; (liquid) non-dairy creamer; coffee whitener
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn across chest, e.g. by election candidate or relay runners); wrapper band on books, CDs, etc.
individual match; single game
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
woman; female; feminine gender
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
egg slow-boiled so that the yolk is hard but the white is still soft (traditionally cooked in a hot spring)
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
green willow (i.e. one that has budded); meat of the trough shell (Mactra chinensis)
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
site; point on a map; spot
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
journal; magazine; periodical
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.)
cool or attractive expression (when posing for a photo)
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up