nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)
Five Dynasties (of China; 907-979)
setting sail; putting out to sea; starting anew; embarking on something new
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
suffixed to words indicating a class of people to create a plural (esp. in impolite contexts)
conch (esp. Charonia tritonis); trumpet shell
outer surface; outward appearance; outside; outside; outer; outward
rustic; rude; vulgar; rough
flesh-color; flesh-colour
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
part of the feet from the ankles to the tips of the toes
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
big catch (fishing); good haul
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
vinegar, soy sauce and mirin (or sugar) mixed in roughly equal proportions
second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
gas tank; gasholder; gasometer
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
crossing; traversing; traversing horizontally; passing west to east (or east to west); cutting horizontally
shellfish; seashell; shell
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
vitality; ability to earn a living
difference; variation; difference
proper (appearance, posture, etc.); correct; neat; straight; upright
to take a seat; to sit; to occupy a position (e.g. committee president)
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch