selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
insect bite; bug bite; sting
youth; minor; young people
microminiature; ultraminiature; ultra-small
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
incision; operation; section
to settle (in a place); to settle down
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
utmost limit; extremity; result
to be muddy; to be slushy
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
special Nara-period administrative division for areas containing a detached palace (Yoshino and Izumi); secretary; third highest-ranking officials in the Dazaifu
seventeenth day of the month; seventeen days
science and technology; scientific technique
to tattle; to tell on; to inform a superior of someone's actions
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
house; plastic greenhouse; house music; go to your kennel (cage, bed, etc.)!
listening device; bug; wiretap
jealousy; roasted rice cake
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations
escaping from prison; jailbreak
source of information; intelligence source; message source
prompt; immediate; in real time
to lure someone; to entice someone
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
senior; elder; person older than oneself
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment