filtration; filtering; percolation
day that is lucky the whole day (in the traditional calendar); auspicious day
Buddha's death; very unlucky day (in the traditional calendar)
(matter) for congratulations; worthy of celebration; happy (occasion, ending, etc.); naive; too good-natured; gullible
rice (esp. when served on a plate)
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to carry under the arm; to rake in; to rake towards one
to distort; to strain (an interpretation); to stretch (the meaning of a word)
illegitimate child; bastard; love child
sitting with one's legs out to one side
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
certified copy; transcript; official copy of the family register
different surname; married couple maintaining separate surnames
to make sure; to make doubly sure
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to happen to pass by; to pass by
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
email; mail; post; message (in an instant messaging application); instant message; male
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
carefree; free from worry
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
handle; grip; holder; person who holds
to be formal; to be ceremonious; to stand on ceremony
burr (e.g. on a machined edge)
Island; insula; island; islet
full dress; formal dress; uniform
cancer screening; examination for cancer
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; money
seeking one's own interests; straining (the interpretation or argument) to suit one's own interests; drawing water for one's own field
thousand years; many years
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
ganmodoki; fried tofu fritter made with vegetables
-like; pseudo-; imitation; counterfeit; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism
presence or absence; whether something is there or not; whether something happens or not
significant difference; statistical significance
sedge (Cyperaceae spp., esp. members of genus Carex)
disdain; contempt; scorn; abhorrence
to be slightly inferior; to be a degree worse; to give an inch; to make a concession; to concede a point