early closing; finishing (work) early
closing bracket; closing parenthesis
Atypus karschi (Asian species of mygalomorph spider); tsuchigumo (people of ancient Japan who were not subjects of the Yamato court)
pink (colour, color); (lit.) colour of peach (flowers)
high-definition television; HDTV
repeated events (meetings, drinking sessions, etc.); series of events; streak; dealer continuing as dealer and east after winning; dealer keep
licensed; chartered; officially allowed; legitimate
start of broadcast; commencement of transmission; sign-on
factorization; factorisation
man among men; manly man; alpha male
Kamakura shogunate (1185-1333)
whiz (e.g. projectile through air); swoosh; whoosh; whistling sound
absconding; taking oneself off; slipping out (home) unnoticed early (e.g. from work, out of parties, etc.)
non-slip device (material, tread, etc.); non-skid; anti-slip; back-up option (esp. with regard to university admissions); back-up choice; insurance choice
having sticky fingers; compulsive thievery; habitual movement of one's hands; marks from being handled often
health management; health maintenance; health care
water's edge; beach; shore
Buddhist memorial service
dear; desired; missed; longed-for; nostalgic
to understand (each other); to comprehend
parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot
clover (Trifolium repens); white clover; Dutch clover; clubs (card suit)
Chinese "Willow" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing); note; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); parcel (of land); same handwriting
Aomori (city, prefecture)
dividing for administrative purposes; partition; division
each and all; every single one; everybody
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
vigilance committee; vigilante corps
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
raging fire; conflagration
regular; regular member (e.g. of football team, etc.); regular (petrol, gasoline)
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale