miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
actor; actress; player; performer
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
great laughter; burst of laughter
even if; even though; however; no matter how
water (hydraulic) pressure
to close (one's eyes); to shut
three generations; third generation immigrant; sansei; the third (e.g. Henry III)
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
space (room, area, outer space)
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
(computer) console; single console for multiple diving gauges
to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)
U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); returning to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)
interrogation; hearing; trial
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement