valuable article; valuables
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
stature; height; size; physique
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
recovery; rescue; recapture
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
writing on someone's behalf
stamp; seal; seal impression; seal; mudra (symbolic hand gesture); ninja hand sign
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
exile; banishment; deportation
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
to fall apart; to collapse; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; (arch.) to fall apart (one's body or health)
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
red bean paste; red bean jam; kudzu sauce; filling (of a dumpling, etc.); filling; stuffing
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
Qin dynasty (of China; 221-207 BCE); Ch'in dynasty
vocalization; vocalisation
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
the beginning (as in "this is only the beginning"); lowest division in sumo
bodhisattva; one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha; High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court); title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
passion; passions; (sexual) desire; craving
to happen to meet; to come across