two days later; day after next; next day but one
turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
wooden building blocks; wooden bricks; playing with building blocks; piled timber; piling up wood
to row a boat; to nod off; to doze off
effectiveness of a drug; efficacy of a drug
tall story; tall tale; cock-and-bull story
to drool; to dribble; to slobber
art project which is done in place of a graduation thesis at a college of arts
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
asking for the moon; pining for what one doesn't have; thinking the grass is greener on the other side of the fence; asking for too much; asking for the impossible
building time; construction period
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
steering; piloting; flying; management; handling; control
to boost; to force up; to push up
leg trip (in sumo, judo, etc.); foothold; pedal; indicates a consecutive period of time incl. incomplete days, etc. at the ends
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
looking straight at the camera; paying attention to the camera
bathing; to bathe; to take a bath; to enter a bath
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
random; unintentional; unintended
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
to cut out; to clip from; to extract
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
worldly wisdom; gumption; stingy person
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
cool sensation from passing air; cool and refreshing (aftertaste); sound of air leaking; sound of a sleeper's breath
horizontally striped shirt; border shirt
to be conceited; to be stuck up; to be full of oneself; to be cocky
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to leave to chance; to resign oneself to one's fate; to leave the rest to heaven