eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
using as an intermediary; through
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
matching dice; doublets; bet on two horses in the same bracket; repdigit; monodigit
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
happiness in the next world
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
charm against evil spirits; talisman; amulet
overseas student; exchange student
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
first letter of a word; capital letter (at the start of a word or sentence); initials (of one's name)
(one's) initials; first letter (of a name, sentence, etc.); initial; first
naming; christening; fiance; fiancee
filling in (e.g. between speakers at a meeting, acts at a show); material used to fill in (between speeches at a meeting, etc.); anecdote
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
(something having its) merits and demerits; advantages and disadvantages; good points and shortcomings
(relative) length; advantages and disadvantages; pluses and minuses; strong and weak points
neither one thing nor the other; (lit.) too short for a belt, too long for a sleeve tie
falling asleep; sleep onset
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
shutout; shutting out; locking out; shutout; allowing no runs (goals, etc.)
one jump; one flight; (at) once; (in) one stroke
(raining) heavily; (water rushing) plentily; with white noise; with a buzz
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
twelve o'clock; midnight; noon
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
you (plural); all of you; you all
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
New Year's Eve; December 31