secret; private; surreptitious
earrings (for pierced ears); ear piercing; body piercing
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
display window; shop window; store window
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
farewell gift; parting gift; viaticum
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
indicate reason; infers some protest
demolition; pulling down; destruction; dismantling
house hunting; searching an entire house; searching a house thoroughly
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
letter; missive; note; mail
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
cleaning; dry cleaning; laundry service
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side
celebrating recovery from illness
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
Pacific saury (Cololabis saira); mackerel pike
taste; palate; sense of taste
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)