to capture public interest; to enjoy popularity
mountain recess; deep in the mountains
walking off with someone's bag; luggage theft; luggage thief
failing college entrance exams and retaking them a year later
unable to stay healthy; ruining one's health; exceeding the limits of one's body
disliking a certain food without having tried it; disliking something without having tried it; being prejudiced against; having an instinctive aversion to
every day and every night
document; reportage; documentary; documentation
handful; small amount; small number
children's home; child care institution; orphanage
strategy guide (book, e.g. for a video game); playing guide; book of hints
cutting an alcoholic beverage (usu. whisky or shōchū); diluting an alcoholic beverage; cut drink; diluted drink; watered-down drink
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
child from previous marriage; child of a former spouse; stepchild
wooden horse; rocking horse; vaulting horse; horse used in gymnastics; the horse (ancient torture device that one was forced to straddle with rocks hanging from the feet)
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal
to strain (one's stomach); to bear down (during childbirth); to push down
filing a (criminal) complaint; reporting a crime
wall clock; grandfather clock
habitual criminal; recidivist; recidivism; habitual criminal activity
speaking about (one's thoughts, memories, etc.); relating (one's feelings, reminiscences, etc.); recollection; reminiscence
head of a garden; kindergarten principal; nursery school principal; park director; zoo director; head of a plantation
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
business hours; opening hours; office hours
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
totally (immersed in something, e.g. liquid, work); addicted
to force (someone) to take part; to take along unwillingly
the same as it was long ago; unchanged; traditional
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep