rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; one who arrests; force attacking the rear of a castle; (opponent's) weak point
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
bad influence; negative influence
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
loafing; indolent; lazy; hey
faddist; follow-the-crowd type; poser; trend junkie; sheep
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
commemorative plaque (usu. on a stone); stone monument (bearing an inscription)
fruit of a tree; nut; berry
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
string instrument; stringed instrument
to sing at the top of one's voice; to belt out a song; to express one's feelings fully in a poem; to praise in poetry
to listen to in an ecstasy
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
official certification; official approval; certification examination; licensing examination; hypothesis testing
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
drop in the bucket; very small quantity; chicken feed; insignificant amount; (lit.) sparrow tears
fresh wound; fresh bruise
female; smaller (of the two); weaker; (arch.) woman; (arch.) wife
stork (esp. the Oriental stork, Ciconia boyciana)
plastic wrap; cling film; cling wrap; to wrap in plastic wrap
area of the field one is supposed to (or able to) defend; (one's) field; (one's) scope; one's type; kind of person one is attracted to
daily income in cash; money paid by daily installments; money paid by daily instalments
immense; awesome; enormous; terrific
blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration
to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb