to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
foreign; abroad; overseas
origin; appearance of auspicious omen
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
reimportation; reimport; reverse import; (cultural, etc.) reverse import (e.g. California rolls being introduced in Japan)
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
taste (of a liquid, esp. alcoholic beverages); someone who enjoys alcohol; place one's lips touch on the rim of a cup; shape of one's mouth when drinking; tap; faucet
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
favorite; favourite; habitually used
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
common saying; everyday talk; common parlance
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)
unidentifiable; unidentified
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
hearsay; rumor; rumour; report
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
installation; mounting; furnishing; run (on a bank); bank run
cap (headwear); cap (of a bottle, pen, etc.); leader; chief