cellophane tape; (transparent) adhesive tape; Sellotape; Scotch tape
crispy; crunchy; tearing; ripping; spirited; energetic
historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
Honshū (largest of the four main islands of Japan); Honshu
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
constellation; astrological sign; star sign; zodiac sign
selection; choice; option
place; room; margin; scope
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
to be smart; to be cool; to be sharp; to be stylish
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow
Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)
Milky Way; luminous band corresponding to the plane of the galaxy
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
thirtieth day of the month; thirty days
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
principal object of worship at a temple (usu. a buddha or bodhisattva); principal image; idol; the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
high (e.g. spirits); merry; high; high (i.e. feeling of extreme pleasure)
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
liberation from earthly desires and the woes of man; deliverance of one's soul; moksha; mukti; vimukti
to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)