inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
video (esp. a televised image); videotape; VHS tape; videocassette recorder; VCR; video (short film)
ladybug; ladybird; lady beetle; Asian lady beetle (Harmonia axyridis); harlequin ladybird
Ginza (district in Tokyo); busy shopping district; bustling location; silver mint (Edo period)
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
trunk (of the body); soma
sequence photographs; serial photographs; photographic strip
Calpis (Japanese milk-based soft drink); Calpico
photographer; photograph-taker; filmer; recorder
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
person requiring special attention; person to be wary of; person under (police) surveillance; dangerous person
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
metallic sound; metallic clank
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference
to change (with time, the ages, the seasons, etc.); to shift
before the gate; in front of the gate
to comb down; to smooth down
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
nonglutinous grain (not sticky enough to make mochi rice cakes)
graduation certificate; diploma; testamur
awarding; conferment; granting; presentation
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
to mark the passage of time; to let (feel) time pass
enumeration; citation; listing
Postal Savings account passbook
dictionary of Chinese characters; kanji dictionary; dictionary
address in reply (e.g. at a ceremony); formal reply
staged event; faked situation; prearranged performance
(the extent of) one's vocabulary
easily; in no time; effortlessly
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan