housing constructed after a disaster (tsunami, earthquake, etc.)
dark sleeper (species of sleeper goby, Odontobutis obscura)
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to take over; to follow
having no make-up; wearing no make-up; being without make-up
assistant language teacher; ALT; foreign national serving as an assistant teacher of English in a Japanese classroom; alanine aminotransferase; ALT
party to celebrate the successful completion of a project (job, concert, play, etc.); celebration party
leaving work (office, school) early
chef-owner; chef and owner
best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far
increase; raising (e.g. embankment, levee); padding or inflation (e.g. of a bill)
non-alcoholic; alcohol-free
mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
deuteragonist; secondary or supporting actor in a noh or kyogen play (possibly multiple actors)
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
the "ha" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ha, hi, fu, he, ho)
place where music lessons are given; music class; music school
capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; shichimi pepper
(being) off night duty; end of a night shift
difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying
declaration of a state of emergency
shaft of an arrow (usu. made of thin bamboo); cornetfish
food and (alcoholic) drinks; food eaten with an alcoholic drink; accompaniment to a drink
non-drinker; someone who cannot drink
dependence (on alcohol, drugs, etc.)
Great East Japan earthquake (March 11, 2011); Tōhoku earthquake; Tohoku earthquake; Sendai earthquake
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...