rice nursery; bed for rice seedlings
to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle
injection scar (e.g. injected drugs)
college of music; school of music; music college
characteristic vibration; normal mode
guidelines; guiding principle; dictates
inflammation of a tendon (sheath); tendonitis; tendinitis; tenosynovitis; tenovaginitis; tendovaginitis
to be in sight (e.g. a resolution); to have a clear idea; to have bright prospects
four handed performance (on the piano)
forensic researcher; crime scene investigator
to start working; to take action
to re-enter; to rejoin; to re-enrol
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
screening meeting; trial meeting; qualifying competition
(can you) spare a little time (to speak)?; (do you) have a moment (to speak)?
house search (e.g. by the police)
hilly section of a city (usu. residential); Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds); place near the mountains
light and easy; lambent; clever; witty; smart
valuable article; valuables
evacuation site; exposure; refuge shelter; shelter
chord; "on" reading of a kanji
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
to leave the nest; to go out into the world; to become independent (of one's parents); to graduate (and become a member of society)
offering to a deity or somebody's spirit; tribute to a person who is about to depart
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
habitual criminal; recidivist; recidivism; habitual criminal activity
later on; eventually; afterwards
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
guardians; parents; father and older brother