magazine (periodical); magazine (for a firearm); (reloadable) film cassette; film canister
first year; initial (year)
action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to install (a king, emperor, etc.); to appoint (to a post); to promote; to assign (to study under)
amorous feelings; feeling of being in love
concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression
spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off
maintaining the status quo
cooking; food preparation
studying abroad; (temporarily) studying at another school (to learn a specific skill)
broiled eel served over rice in a lacquered box
specialist shop; shop specializing in a particular type of product
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
arcade with bars and restaurants
sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
cooking program; cookery show
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
hilly section of a city (usu. upscale residential); Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds); place near the mountains
distinctive; characteristic
place near the mountains; hilly section of a city (e.g. the Yamate area in Kōbe)
periphery; margin; rim; penumbra
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
strap (to hang onto); hanging strap
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
gap; narrow space between things; valley; gorge; loophole (in a castle wall); arrow slit
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
both sides (on the left and right); both neighbours
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
tenant (usu. office block, shopping center, etc.)
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation