firm-sided backpack made of leather, etc. (used by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, often red for girls and black for boys)
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
cave; cavern; den; grotto
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
air-raid shelter; bomb shelter
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
giving someone a ride on one's shoulders; shoulder wheel (judo)
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
aburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu; frying in oil; deep-fried food
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
fast (asleep); snoring or grumbling sound
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to draw (the winning ticket); to apply; to compare; to put (oneself in someone's position)
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears