drying rice on a rack; rack for drying rice
distance in the standings between two teams expressed as the difference in number of games won or lost
hooo-hokekyo (call of the Japanese bush warbler); chirp-chirp; tweet-tweet
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
classbook; yearbook; school graduation album
payment made via bank deposit transfer; discarding a tile that becomes another player's winning tile
someone who studies very hard (at school); grind; swot; studying hard; cramming; swotting
cost of fuel and lighting; cost of heat and electricity; energy bill; utility cost
winds and clouds; nature; the elements; situation; state of affairs
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
classbook; yearbook; graduation album
(Buddhist) lecture meeting; religious association; mutual assistance association (i.e. for financial assistance)
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
dynasty; reign; period; epoch; court; North Korea
sharing; share (on social media); market share
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
person living with a family; lodger; housemate; flatmate; roommate
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
new book; new publication
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
such a thing; something like that
United Kingdom; Britain; English (language)
including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
superiority complex; sense of superiority
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
amorous feelings; feeling of being in love
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
ardent; passionate; vehement