fast (asleep); snoring or grumbling sound
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
hermit crab; renting a house; tenant
duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt; comforter; eiderdown
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
profitable plan; good plan
both; many; various; together
very bright red; deep red; extremely flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
with a clink; with a flop; suddenly; all of a sudden
finishing writing; completion of a manuscript
divine wind (esp. a typhoon thought to have protected Japan from a Mongolian invasion in the 13th century)
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
motherland; fatherland; native country
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
incense variety used in kōdō (orig. from Thailand)
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
disdain; contempt; scorn; abhorrence
splendor; splendour; gorgeousness; showiness; gaudiness; extravagance
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
level of comfort (of objects you sit on)
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to write the kanji for "person" on one's hand three times and mimic swallowing them (as a technique for calming one's nerves)
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking