fail-safe; foolproof; totally safe
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
aspiration; ambition; plan; hopes; wishes
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
omission; slip; error; definition (of photograph); sharpness; clarity (sound)
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer); child (e.g. of an era); product
anniversary of a person's death; monthly return of the date of someone's death
ill-preparedness; insufficient preparation; lack of preparation
interruption; interference; butting in
put; place; leave; do (in preparation)
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
physical work; physical worker; blue-collar worker
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
extremely hot day; day on which the temperature rises above 35 degrees Celsius (official definition)
shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically
garage; carport; depot (trains, buses, etc.)
engine compartment (of a vehicle); engine room (e.g. of ship)
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
long drive; long car ride; long cattle drive
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
several minutes; a few minutes
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
meeting; gathering; village assembly; two wrestlers approaching each other
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
to admit fault; to admit one is wrong
interference; meddling; butting in
compensation; reparations; indemnity; damages
personal funds; one's own money; self-funding
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable