rice seasoned and cooked with various ingredients
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
when; how soon; how long until
(fully) exposed; bare; uncovered; in full view; undisguised; broad (accent)
else; in addition; besides
wild; freakish; madcap; crazy; hysterical
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
as expected; as predicted
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
to push aside; to push one's way through
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
war readiness; combat preparedness; readiness for battle
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location
obstruction of business; interference with business
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
geisha house; establishment with geisha on its books for whom it acts as an agency
bribe; sweetener; douceur
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
pitiful; pathetic; painful (to look at)
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant
libel; defamation; slander; character assassination
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
(large) gun; cannon; artillery; long-ball hitter; home-run hitter
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
annoyance (to); bane (of); constant worry (to)