temple bell rung 108 times on New Year's Eve
sowing beans (or pulses, etc.); scattering parched beans (to drive out evil spirits)
surroundings; circumference
shooting star; falling star; meteor; blaze (wide white stripe down the face of a horse)
human leukocyte antigen; HLA
encircled flower seal (equiv. of a gold star awarded to children for good work at school)
to read in succession (e.g. by many readers)
dishwasher; dishwashing machine
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
(edible) snail (esp. Roman snail, Helix pomatia)
small gathering; happy circle
basket clam (Corbiculidae spp.); freshwater clam; freshwater mussel
younger brother; little brother; kid brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband)
mottled spinefoot (Siganus fuscescens, species of Western Pacific rabbitfish); dusky rabbitfish; sandy spinefoot
wetting; love affair; lover
cod roe (roe of any fish from family Gadidae, esp. salted walleye pollack roe)
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
wooden spoon; ladle; rice scoop
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
(free) sample; promotional gift
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
tens of thousands of years
strained back; slipped disk; lumbosacral strain
French bread (esp. baguette); breadstick
poo; poop; doo-doo; caca; whoopsie
green willow (i.e. one that has budded); meat of the trough shell (Mactra chinensis)
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
chikuwa; tube-shaped fish paste cake
remittance; sending money