artificial; man-made; imitation; synthetic
vent; vent hole; air hole
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
assistant ...; probationary ...
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
group; (free) radical; counter for installed or mounted objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones, satellites)
to finish reading; to read through
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
disgraceful; inauspicious; ill-omened; ominous; scandalous
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
country of origin; ethnicity
second-generation immigrant
estimated (probable) age (e.g. of victim)
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
belief; faith; conviction
to fight against; to oppose; to face
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
emigration; immigration; emigrant; immigrant