appearance of ears of grain
tofu skin; dried beancurd; delicacy made from the skin of gently boiled soybean milk
netsuke; carved toggle used to tether a small container to the sash of a robe
important points; main points
Korea (esp. the Goguryeo kingdom or the Goryeo dynasty); (stone) guardian lion-dogs at Shinto shrine
arranging beforehand to tell the same story; getting the stories straight; coordinating one's stories
twelve o'clock; midnight; noon
debut match; debut fight; debut race
border (pattern); stripes; border; boundary; border; edge
spare time; free time; leisure
newsworthiness; news hook; topicality; popularity (of a topic, issue, etc.)
final game; final games; the finals
(arch.) eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); (arch.) eastern provinces; (arch.) east; wagon; yamatogoto
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
class-B; B class; B grade; second rate
origin; source; exit; point of departure; time to take action
hearsay; rumor; rumour; report
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
going along with something; following the crowd; treating something in an equal or egalitarian manner
class-A; A class; A grade
to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)
end of a match; end of a game
generous; magnanimous; big-hearted; broad-minded; (lit.) big-bellied
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to keep in mind; to memorize
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous