Saitama (city, prefecture)
residing; living; dwelling
author; writer; novelist; artist
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
pickles made in brine and fermented rice bran (esp. vegetables, also meat, fish, eggs, etc.)
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
mountain recesses; heart of the mountains; mountain; (arch.) imperial tomb; (arch.) emperor's grave
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
base; basis; bedrock; platform
to knead well; to polish; to refine
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
club activities; extracurricular activities
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
senior high school student
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
ear (of a cereal plant); head; point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; crest (of a wave); scion (in grafting)
suffixed to words indicating a class of people to create a plural (esp. in impolite contexts)
educational institution; school; academy; campus
kyūdō; kyudo; Japanese archery
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
after school (at the end of the day)
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
sanity; soundness of mind; prudence and discretion; (arch.) drunkenness
sinus; cavity; antrum; neighborhood (administrative division in North Korea)
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
inspiration; afflatus; ability to sense the supernatural (esp. ghosts)
attaining enlightenment; becoming a Buddha; entering Nirvana; going to heaven; resting in peace; dying (peacefully)
alligator snapping turtle (Macroclemys temminckii)
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn