item with a long slender neck (e.g. vase, bottle); long-necked person
bowl of shaved ice with boiled adzuki beans
examination; consideration; test; quiz
to turn misfortune into fortune (esp. through one's own efforts); to turn the potential disaster to one's advantage
ropeway; cableway; aerial lift; cable car
result; fruit (of); product (of)
fermented milk drink (e.g. Yakult, Calpis, Calpico); lactic fermenting beverage
pore; stoma; stigma; vesicle
quilt coverlet for a kotatsu; kotatsu quilt
The Door into Summer (1957 novel by Robert A. Heinlein)
thin udon noodles (served chilled)
to follow another's example
insect bite; bug bite; sting
past days; bygone days; days of yore; while still alive; during one's lifetime
falling plump; falling down flat
drying place; drying ground
length of a sleeve (of Western clothing); height of a sleeve (of traditional Japanese clothing)
candied apple; toffee apple
to show off; to parade; to pretend
sizzle (sound of meat cooking); shrill droning of a cicada
unfashionable; unstylish; uncool; unrefined
neighborly love; neighbourly love
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
to polish one's shoes; to clean your shoes
kurin; nine vertically stacked rings on a pagoda finial
eye mucus; eye discharge; sleep
great; grand; (arch.) obstinate; (arch.) stubborn
to stumble (over); to trip; to fail; to suffer a setback
black lily (Fritillaria camtschatcensis); Kamchatka lily; Kamchatka fritillary
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae