blank period; window period; interregnum
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
such; this sort of; like this
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
gesture; gesticulation; motion
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
cosplay (dressing in costume, esp. as a manga character, etc.)
mistaken memory; trick of the memory; slip of the memory
rope; cord; policeman's rope
armour (e.g. tank); armor
giving someone a ride on one's shoulders; shoulder wheel (judo)
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
internal combustion engine
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
just because; even if; even though
euphemism; euphemistic expression
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
limousine (stretched car); shuttle bus (usu. to airport)
to search for; to seek for; to look for
going upstream; sailing against the current
certification; attestation; authentication; Imperial attestation
(arch.) eight ata (approx. 144 cm); large; long
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison