recipient; receiver; skilled practitioner (of judo, sumo, etc.); person who picks up the cards (in karuta games)
antenna; thing or method used to collect information or opinions
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
Deep Blue (chess computer)
deep sea; depths of the sea; ocean depths
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
rural district; farming area
rare; strange; odd; peculiar
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to be harvested; to be reaped; to be yielded; to be able to harvest; to be able to reap; to be able to yield
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
day after day; day in and day out; every single day
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
reading aloud; reading a kanji by its Chinese-derived pronunciation
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
to be stricken (e.g. with grief); to be battered (e.g. by disasters)
question collection; problem collection; problem set; workbook
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
sensitivity (e.g. of a measuring instrument); reception (radio, TV, etc.); sensitivity (of film)
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages