hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
platform; home; home base; home plate
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryō system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
necessities; necessary article; requisite; essentials
anywhere; here and there; common; run-of-the-mill; ordinary
talented person; clever person
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
to be among the top five; to be one of the five best
hearsay; rumor; rumour; report
perfect imitation (of a song, dance routine, etc., usu. by an amateur)
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
reproducibility; repeatability; duplicability
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
height of; middle of; full bloom
frightening (of the future); worrying; scary; ominous; portentous
brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
fermented milk drink (e.g. Yakult, Calpis, Calpico); lactic fermenting beverage
complete defeat; losing all of one's matches; finishing the tournament with no wins
ESPer; one who has ESP (extrasensory perception)
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
on countless occasions; many a time
devotion; dedication; self-sacrifice
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
period of time; time slot; time zone
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
visit (from someone); call
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
boomerang; swim briefs; Speedos
to vent one's frustration; to relieve one's pent-up anger; to let off one's pent-up feelings; to let off steam
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
particularly; only; in the case of
sentimental; sentimentality
trendy; in; now; currently at ...; now doing ...; in the middle of ...
young; youth; young person
dead language; extinct language; obsolete word; dated word; word that has become passé