to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
test paper (e.g. litmus paper); test strip
neutrality (incl. chemical, electrical, etc.); indifference; sexlessness; androgyny; neuter gender
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
questioner; interrogator; interpellator
Kagoshima (city, prefecture)
Edo shogunate (1603-1867); Tokugawa shogunate
prohibition of a religion; prohibited religion
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
placid; composed; serene; big-hearted; broad-minded; magnanimous
to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed
reef knot; flat knot; square knot
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
personal history; background; career
spray; sprayer; atomizer; sprinkles (confectionery); hundreds and thousands
tissue paper; tissue; facial tissue
on the least pretext; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance; at the drop of a hat
paper doll to which children pray for fine weather (usu. white, and shaped like a Buddhist priest)
serve; serving (e.g. of food)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
receiving (the ball); bump (in volleyball); forearm pass
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion
umibōzu; sea yōkai, resembling a huge bald-headed black figure; sea monster; green turtle
person who cannot stick to anything; unsteady worker; (lit.) monk for three days
hanger (e.g. for mosquito net); hanging strap; fisherman; angler; lifting hand (judo)
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
intended use; intended purpose
store dealing in a particular item; distributor; service point; agency; office
required subject; compulsory course
sale; sales; selling; marketing
elective subject or course
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
to bear in mind; to keep remembering; to note
dressing up; wearing fancy clothes
slow-witted; dull; slow on the uptake