reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
job application form; employee satisfaction
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
cohabitation (usu. of a romantically involved couple); living together
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
thieving cat; adulterer; homewrecker
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
single-pronged vajra; tokko; dokko; cloth of a tokko pattern
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
a little; a bit; slightly
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
embarkation; boarding (an aeroplane, airplane)
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
nursing; nurse; attending; attendant; entertainer
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
heaven's punishment; divine punishment; well-deserved punishment; just punishment
stopping a sword stroke between one's bare hands
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
Aomori (city, prefecture)
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
person with supernatural power; person capable of extrasensory perception
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
fresh in one's mind; fresh in one's memory