(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
trajectory; line of fire; ballistic
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
un-; non-; negative prefix
physical law; laws of physics
primitive; crude; archaic
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
investigation (e.g. academically, of the unknown); close inquiry (enquiry)
rest; break; recess; intermission
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
cooler box; cooler; cool box
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to talk; to chat; to chatter
gesture; gesticulation; motion
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
male; manly; brave; larger (of the two); greater; (arch.) man
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
sunscreen; suntan lotion; sunblock
parasol (esp. one that is secured to the ground); sunshade; (beach) umbrella
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
arrangement of food (on a dish); serving of (arranged) food
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage