counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
ban on entering (a building, venue, etc.)
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to protrude
the reverse; other side; lining
study; research; investigation
article; news story; report; account
festive mood; holiday mood; festive atmosphere
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
diagonally; obliquely; slantingly; slantwise
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
SuperBall scooping; festival game in which one scoops up rubber bouncy balls floating in water
lighting (a lamp); turning on a light
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
tortoiseshell (of the hawksbill turtle); bekko; tortoiseshell (esp. of the Chinese soft-shelled turtle)
hair pin; hairclip; hairgrip; bobby pin
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
tabi; Japanese socks (with split toe)
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
Japanese beautyberry (Callicarpa japonica)
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
pattern resembling that of arrow feathers
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing