surface of the earth; ground surface
rich and strong (esp. sake); full-bodied with a strong finish
aftertaste; later (in line or in turn, etc.)
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
amount of light; quantity of light
"Helping Hands" comedy performance; performance in which one person wears a haori on their shoulders, while another person behind them puts their arms through the sleeves of the haori and feeds the person in front
going around; patrol; round; tour
police officer; policeman; policewoman
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle
to cover up the sky (e.g. smoke)
richly colored; richly coloured
another; different; something else
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
to be prolonged; to drag on
parcel kept refrigerated during delivery; cool delivery
dancing or jumping for joy
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
gurgling down; being sucked into; caving in suddenly
root crops; root vegetables
ballade (narrative poetry, musical composition); ballad (popular song)
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
just failed (by a small margin); not quite acceptable; just a bit too late
speech and conduct; words and deeds
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
interior (of building, room, vehicle, etc.); interior design
time flies like an arrow; time and tide wait for no man; life is short
piling up high (food in a bowl); filling (a bowl); heaped bowl
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year
New Year's Eve; December 31