driving at reduced speed; running at reduced speed (e.g. train)
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
incorrect; wrong; incorrect interpretation (answer, solution)
noted product; local specialty
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
peanut (Arachis hypogaea); groundnut
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
reproachful; hateful; bitter
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
birthday party; birthday meet-up
present; gift; to give a present or gift
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
unique; rare; exceptional; unparalleled; incomparable
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
lead (in a cheer, toast, song, etc.); (someone's) lead; folk song and dance performed by a group; leader of a group of wind instruments (in gagaku)
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance
rape blossoms; rapeseed flowers
gymnastics; physical exercises; artistic gymnastics; gymnastics competition; physical education (class); PE
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty