waste matter; waste; garbage; trash
disposal site; disposal plant
rain water; "rain water" solar term (approx. February 19)
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
metre; meter; meter; gauge
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
land subsidence; decline in influence
attraction; lure; invitation
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
public awareness (e.g. publicity and education campaigns aimed at improving the health, environment, etc.)
bout (in sports, etc.); match; effort; initiative; dealing with
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
lot area; site area; plottage; lot size
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
every region of the country; all corners of the country; nationwide
local public body; local government
besides; moreover; in addition
industrial science and technology; industrial techniques
mechanism; organization; organisation
sharp (blade, image, mind, etc.); sharp; number sign; hash sign; mechanical pencil
Kansai Electric Power; KEPCO
coastal; seaside; oceanfront; maritime
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation