artificial rain; rainmaking; cloud seeding
smell of something rotten; rotten smell
downtime; suspension period
to promote individuality; to develop character; to draw out (e.g. a child's) individuality
an extremely great number (often said to be 100 million); 10^60 (or 10^72)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
warning color; warning colour
echo (esp. one reverberating in the mountains); mountain god; mountain guardian deity
Special Higher Police (1911-1945); police unit controlling political thought and expression
(string of) many (traditionally 1000) paper cranes
running at full speed; going as fast as one can go
extension and structural alteration of building
to lose money; to spend money
going to the bathroom in a group; going off to urinate together
mashed boiled green soybeans
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
reader model; amateur model who appears in fashion magazines
songs with samisen accompaniment; musical performance
apropos of nothing; to change the subject
shiruko; sweet red-bean soup with mochi
two people using the same (vehicle) (often two on a bike)
1,000,000,000,000; one trillion
muscle fiber; muscle fibre
cheer; chia (Salvia hispanica); cheerleading
dynamic lift; lifting power
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
reduction; diminution; abatement
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
increase (in an amount of money)
payment (for labour); pay; charge; wages
animation; animated film; animated cartoon