garden shrubs; trees; potted plant
rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
vibrator; vibe; feeling; vibes; vibraphone; vibration
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
spare (part, tire, etc.); spare (bowling); knocking down all pins on the second throw
(initial) setup; installation
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
high-pitched tone; soprano
heart-pounding; exciting; thrilling; to have one's heart pound; to be thrilled
eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
person whose physical suitability for conscription in the former Japanese military could not be determined in that year (e.g. due to illness)
agonizing cries; pandemonium; two of Buddhism's hells
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
meteor swarm; meteor shower
unseasonable; out of season
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
unique; individual; original; unusual
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
to make a speech; to address
festival merrymaking; revelry
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to show mercy; to show sympathy; to have compassion; to be kind