Kanji era (1087.4.7-1094.12.15)
party (esp. for children or the elderly); funfest
liaison group; liaison committee; liaison council
disaster prevention practice
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (novel by L. F. Baum, 1900); The Wizard of Oz (film, 1939)
(arch.) fruit; counter for fruit
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; restroom; lavatory; hand-washing (laundry, etc.)
friend of a mother who is also a mother; mothers who are friends
grandpa; grampa; grandfather
neighborhood council; neighbourhood council; residents' association; student council
an extra effort; going the extra mile; one final push
emergency meeting; urgent meeting; emergency session; emergency conference
about when; about what time; how soon
trivial; not amounting to much
highly unpredictable; touch and go
woodcutter; lumberjack; logger
pet dog; beloved dog; love of dogs; fondness for dogs
Parent-Teacher Association; PTA
Christmas Eve; holy night
crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat
lower back (or hip) pain; lumbago
chemical reaction; generation of an unexpected result from combining things
critical condition; being on the verge of death
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
Tanba (former province located in parts of present-day Kyoto, Hyogo and Osaka prefectures)
remedy for a cold; cold medicine
railway crossing; railroad crossing; starting line; scratch; determination; stepping over the edge of the ring
person that annoys or causes trouble; false alarm
answering machine; answer phone