beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
praise; extolment; extollment
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
Formosan sweetgum (Liquidambar formosana)
spiced sake (served at New Year's)
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
to become hollow (with age, illness, etc.); to be scrawny; to be thin
walking briskly; determinedly
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
falcon (esp. the peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus)
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
deep psyche; unconscious mind; depth psychology
fortune-telling; divination
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
choice; selection; pickup (phonograph); stylus bar; pickup truck; pickup
magnifying glass; wrestler of the lowest rank
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
Nessie (i.e. the Loch Ness monster)
treasury; treasure house; storehouse; treasure trove; rich source (of)
NHK; Japan Broadcasting Corporation
singing contest; person proud of their voice
particulars; details; specified items
Mecopoda nipponensis (species of katydid)
touché; you've got me there
accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)