to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
junior high school student; middle school pupil
regulation cap; school cap
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
sexual feeling; carnal desire; physical feeling
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
wild grasses; field grass; wildflowers
(nth) power; counter for vehicles; multiplication; Buddha's teachings
one after another; in succession; in a row
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
tail (animal); tail end; tip
democracy; popular sovereignty; Democratic Party (esp. DPJ)
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
world situation; world affairs