standing start (running, motorsports)
secluded station; unexplored station
writing life; period of life spent writing
children are a bond between husband and wife; children hold marriages together
empty; meaningless; worthless
wearing one's pants low (so that they hang from the hip rather than the waist); pants worn in such a manner
standby screen (on a mobile phone); (phone) wallpaper
dish consisting of fried potatoes, bacon and onion
many torii; torii corridor
street where many shops and businesses are closed (e.g. due to an economic slump)
contact area (of an electrical connection)
unsociable; retiring; solitude-loving
SuperBall scooping; festival game in which one scoops up rubber bouncy balls floating in water
sweatpants; tracksuit bottoms; joggers
robust cicada (Oncotympana maculaticollis); mingming cicada
day of the ox in midsummer (during the hottest season); dog days of summer
eighth (place, position, etc.); having eight eyes; having many eyes; (of a fabric) having a loose knit; lamprey; eight-holed arrow whistle
budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus); common pet parakeet; shell parakeet; budgie
chain-link fence; wire mesh fence
grey nightjar (Caprimulgus indicus); nightjar (any bird of family Caprimulgidae); goatsucker; streetwalker; low class prostitute (Edo period); soba vendors who walk around at night
clownfish (Amphiprioninae spp., esp. the yellowtail clownfish, Amphiprion clarkii); anemone fish
Aedes (genus of mosquitoes); striped mosquito
painting all over; covering in paint
class A river; specified waterways of special importance protected by the government
to wear out; to wear until threadbare
psychology counselor; psychological counselor
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to investigate; to consider; to pat; to rub
quarrelsome; easy to anger; quick to lose temper
one's characteristics as a writer; characteristics of a creator
motorized two-wheeled vehicle (with a displacement of less than 50cc); scooter; moped
substitute national holiday; day off in lieu of a national holiday that falls on a Sunday; compensatory holiday
wooden house; woodframe house
beanbag (often seat-shaped); bean bag
whale shark (Rhincodon typus)