terrible situation; awful state of affairs; night-soil reservoir dug in a field; night-soil pot; earthenware vessel; earthen urn
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
angrily; in a huff; in anger; plump; tender
cause of victory; reason for (one's) success
to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating
way of listening; listener
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
welcome (news); inviting; encouraging; tempting; hopeful
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble together; to put together (in a slapdash manner)
to disentangle; to untangle; to unravel; to relax; to soften; to relieve (e.g. stress, tension)
videocassette recorder; VCR
internal (e.g. mechanism, feature); built-in; equipped (with)
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
(free) sample; promotional gift
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
moderately wealthy person
barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial
group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)
back; rear; background; backdrop; backing; support; going backwards
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
offstage; backstage; behind the scenes
cartoon-character costume
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith (and marrow)
end of consecutive holidays
playback equipment; playback device
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
will (urge) to create; creative urge; appetite for writing
formation; molding; making (up); repair (e.g. with plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof
loop; shape of a hiragana "no"
exhibiting; showing; putting on display; putting up for sale; entering (a work into a competition); submitting
exhibition of pictures; painting exhibition; art exhibition
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly