to swing late (at a ball)
terminus; last stop (e.g. train)
to bring out (the effect of); to put to good use; to make use of (e.g. threats); to use (tact, wit, etc.); to exercise; to display
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
(deliberate) misinterpretation; distortion (of someone's words, etc.); contortion; perversion; disingenuous understanding
more than one can possibly use; countless (e.g. examples); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)
regular customer; valued client
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
to come back (of an illness, cold weather, etc.); to return; to recur; to happen again
to make out; to neck; to canoodle; to fondle each other; to flirt (with)
infuriating; extremely irritating; galling; vexing
wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
pan lid; pot lid; kanji "kettle lid" radical (radical 8)
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
seasoning with salt; amount of salt
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
to get change back; to be more than enough
vector; direction (e.g. of one's activities or interests); focus
full impact; packing a punch
near the mark; pretty close; not a bad guess
light seasoning; mild flavour; bland taste
to be completely weakened; to be utterly exhausted; to be worn out; to be completely at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be greatly annoyed (by)
bride's silk floss headdress; clumps of snow (on tree branches, stones, etc.)
written and spoken words; description
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair); grip (e.g. of death)
soldier; combatant; warrior
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
concussion (of the brain)
effusiveness; gushing; shrillness
one's superior's anger; imperial wrath
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
pierced; drilled; perforated; hollow
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled