insertion; inlaying; immersion
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
antique market; flea market
person whose physical suitability for conscription in the former Japanese military could not be determined in that year (e.g. due to illness)
acrobatic flying; aerobatics
nasal plug; wedge (in tusk mortise-and-tenon joint); wooden pin driven through tenon to hold it in place
avenue; boulevard; tree-lined street
bed hair; hair disarranged during sleep; habit of moving around in one's sleep; sleeping habit
visiting professor; guest professor
being closed; being blocked up; being occupied; unlucky direction (in Onmyōdō; due to the presence of a god such as Ten'ichijin)
udon noodles in broth (no trimmings)
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
charm (e.g. of an innocent child); lovable nature
heartbreak; grief; sorrow
mechanism used to lift an actor onto the stage (in kabuki)
full of troubles, difficulties
outdoor shoes; outdoor footwear
blueback (any fish with a bluish back, such as the Japanese sardine)
skylight; dormer; transom; dormer window
completely using up ...; running out of ...; exhausting ...
cork stopper; (bottle) cork
armrest (of a chair); elbow rest
semicircular; crescent-shaped; half-moon
American bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus)
perfect; complete; flawless
sputtering; smoldering; repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); pricking repeatedly
proposal; offer; request; application
looking on from afar; being a spectator
to view in a favourable light; to look favourably on
to provide momentum; to give a boost to; to encourage; to spur; to stimulate
Franken (Germany); Vranken
superlative; extraordinary; mega; superdreadnought (class of warships)
getting nowhere; becoming uncontrollable; getting out of hand; remaining unsatisfied
Japanese mustard spinach (Brassica rapa var. perviridis)