khan (medieval ruler of a Tatary tribe)
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
(in) her way; peculiar to her
to become verminous; to be infested with insects; to begin to keep bad company; to have an (unfavorable, unfavourable) lover
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
yearned for; longed for; missed
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
breath; sign (of something new and fresh); breath (of spring, fresh air, etc.); vitality
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
to run a shop; to have a shop
pharmacy; drugstore; chemist's (shop); pharmacist; druggist; chemist
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
cardioplegia; heart attack
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
bittern; concentrated solution of salts (esp. magnesium chloride) left over after the crystallization of seawater or brine
to get excited; to get hyped up; to become happy; to get in a good mood
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
chance encounter (worth treasuring); a connection made with another person by chance
aphrodisiac; love potion; philter
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
soft to the touch (e.g. fur, feathers); fluffy; to stroke (something fluffy); to rub; to pat
icefish (Salangidae spp., esp. the Japanese icefish, Salangichthys microdon); noodlefish; whitebait
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires