with a plop; with a plonk; with a plunk; with a flop
randoseru; firm-sided leather (or synthetic leather) backpack used by elementary school children
lost article; thing left behind; leaving something behind; forgetting something
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
space; room; space (between letters, words, etc.); space (piece of type); (outer) space
fast (asleep); snoring or grumbling sound
national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)
Aedes (genus of mosquitoes); striped mosquito
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
winter vacation; winter holidays
12th day of the month; 12 days
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
portrait of a deceased person
vast (ocean, desert, etc.); boundless; vague (e.g. memories); unclear; rampant (weeds, etc.); running wild
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
escape; getting away (from); getting out (of); prolapse; proptosis
to be collected (of clams, etc.); to be gathered (of mushrooms, herbs, etc.); to be picked (of fruit, etc.); to be able to collect; to be able to extract; to be able to get
working away from home (esp. abroad); person working away from home; migrant worker
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
snack; light meal; snack bar (usu. an establishment that serves alcohol); snack food (esp. potato chips, popcorn, etc.); munchie
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
individual; private person; personal; natural person
surrounding at a distance
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
rattling and trembling of a house (traditionally believed to be caused by oni or the deceased); creaking of a building (and its furniture)
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to fly around; to scatter
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
NHK; Japan Broadcasting Corporation
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
power outage; power failure; power cut; blackout