rice cracker seasoned with soy sauce; salty rice cracker
leg; leg (of a race, competition, etc.)
horizontal script (esp. of a European language); European writing; Roman letters; European language; Western language
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
structural reform; restructuring
perfect; complete; flawless
reform; reformation; reorganization
ankle; malleolus; ankle bone
raised leg; lifting a leg; upturn (in the market); (arch.) sitting cross-legged
footwear (esp. outdoor shoes, as opposed to slippers, etc.); footgear
to give a command (e.g. in a loud voice); to give an order
to accept; to receive; to agree
to get tired of (doing); to lose interest in
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
spread; extension; influence; aftereffect; ripple
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
mizu yōkan; soft adzuki-bean jelly
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
rice grasshopper (of genus Oxya); grasshopper; locust (of family Catantopidae)
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
to talk down; to corner someone in an argument
to jump up and down; to hop
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
being argued into silence; being left speechless
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
standard; standardized; average; normal; ordinary
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
friendly; sociable; brittle; fragile; light
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
nationwide; countrywide; national; throughout the country
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash