evening cicada (Tanna japonensis)
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
streaming (of tears); pouring; pouring (of rain or sweat)
to do something with painful reluctance; (lit.) to have one's hair pulled from behind
mountain stream; mountain torrent
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
sense of emptiness; empty feeling; feeling of meaninglessness
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
first term; first half-year; preceding period; early period
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester
during; for the duration of
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
not non-existent; not completely lacking; there is some; certainly existent
interchange; service interchange
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
under the tracks; area under the girders of a railway or highway (often used for shops, bars, etc.)
with a bump; with a clunk
maliciousness; ill will; noxious gas; (arch.) (vengeful) ghost; (arch.) specter
revisiting; visiting again
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
(sleeping) peacefully; quietly; soundly
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
long-term hospitalization
various kinds of small trees; assorted trees
valuable article; valuables
kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
sudden rise to power; sudden rise in prosperity
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
to revere; to respect; to worship
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
to become an expert; to be master at