reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
annual (plant); first-year student
falling into straitened circumstances; downfall; ruin
night under the midnight sun; white night (at extreme latitudes); night during which the sun doesn't set
gorgeous; brilliant; dazzling; ornate; gaudy; flowery
dance (esp. Western style); dancing
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
mountain storm; yamaarashi; judo throwing technique
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
consequence; outcome; result; blame
until now; so far; up to the present
unregistered; non-registered
government; administration
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
shawm-like instrument played by street vendors (sometimes referred to as a flute)
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
arbor; arbour; suffix forming the final part of the pseudonyms of some writers and performers; suffix forming the final part of the name of a restaurant
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
(sense of) taste; counter for food, drink, medicine, etc.
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
administration (of medicine)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment