palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)
Great Leap Forward (failed attempt to industrialize China and increase agricultural production, from 1958-1960); significant breakthrough; great strides
to get back to normal; to get back into one's stride; to get back into the swing of it
to be commonly referred to as; as people say; as the saying is; they say
to be too numerous; to be too much
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (in an online game)
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
suddenly; all of a sudden; quickly; emphatically; energetically
great treachery; very atrocious person
sending; forwarding; shipping
increase in digit (e.g. if we add 2 to the number 9)
physical examination; medical checkup; frisking; pat-down; search
anniversary of a person's death (on which Buddhist commemorative rites, etc. are performed); 49th day after a person's death, on which Buddhist rituals are performed
point at issue; axis of a conflict; focus of confrontation
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
beyond oneself; beyond one's ability; exceeding one's power
suffix for familiar person; indicates emphasis; (arch.) prostitute
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
fire prevention; fire fighting; fire proof
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
House of Good Sense (nickname of the House of Councillors)
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
particular; hard to please; fussy
carrying on one's back (e.g. baby); piggybacking; (arch.) last; (arch.) end
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
emotional scars; mental trauma
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
superintendent; supervisor; warden
to expedite; to encourage; to spur (on)
sound of something small rolling once (often into a hole); easily; suddenly; completely (e.g. forgetting); utterly; disappointing; curling up into the fetal position
adding points; addition of marks and symbols to a classical Chinese text to aid reading in Japanese
lumping together; summing up; bundle; lump; batch
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)