to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
trial of strength; test of one's strength (stamina)
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
major cleanup; spring cleaning
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
(table) napkin; serviette; sanitary napkin; sanitary pad
great purification; purification rite performed twice a year, before daijōsai and after major disasters
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)
number of (large) animals
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
important person; strategic person; key figure
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
important matter; matters of weight
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
food and drink; eating and drinking
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
additional order; adding to an existing order
arbor; arbour; bower; summer house; square gazebo
bonsai; miniature potted plant
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
natto (fermented soybeans)
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
thing that reminds one of a particular season; poem about natural scenery; poem about a particular season
returning home; visiting one's parents; new bride's first visit to parents
New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year
something like ...; something called ...
division; section; demarcation; partition; segmentation; subdivision
one mountain; pile (of something); heap; hump; worst part; large profit
single seater (e.g. boat, aeroplane, airplane)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in