bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
basement of a department store (where foodstuffs are usually sold)
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
happy mood; euphoric mood
to buy all (of something) one can get one's hands on; to buy up; to scoop up
to grow taller (of people)
person of mixed parentage; crossbreed; Eurasian; hybrid; crossbreed
dripping with sweat; doing something by the sweat of one's brow
someone who is suddenly quiet and meek; (lit.) borrowed cat
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
spreading; disseminating; scattering; diffusion (of light, gas)
illicit sexual relationship
stage of ennui (esp. in one's married life); period of lassitude; lethargic period; rut
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
sablé (shortbread biscuit)
staring at; gazing at; eyeballing; glaring; giving a hard look
to become domesticated; to be worn out (from domestic life); to go to seed
point (of a question, story, etc.); hold; grip
indecent; shameful; unsightly; pathetic
clickbaiting; giving something a misleading title
box; container; box (in a theatre); booth (in a restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (e.g. batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin)
to become empty; to be emptied
mid-year gift; summer gift
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook
catalogue; catalog; list of betrothal presents; gift register; (table of) contents; certificate of initiation
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
matchless; unequalled; unequaled
abstinence from alcohol; temperance; prohibition of drinking
stingy; mean; narrow-minded; petty; shabby; poor
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
prevention; protection (against); precaution
rich; wealthy; affluent; rich (flavour)
broiled eel served over rice in a lacquered box
financial power; financial means; wealth
millet or rice cake, roasted and hardened with starch syrup and sugar (sometimes including peanuts, soybeans, etc.)
hundred-yen store; dollar store