draft; rough copy; highly cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); grass style
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
trailing; chasing after; imitation; copy
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
to dispatch (someone); to send; to make go fast (a car, horse, etc.); to drive; to move quickly (one's pen, eyes, etc.); to run (one's eyes over something)
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
dropout; straggler; outcast; failure
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
starting line; starting point
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
to raise one's voice; to shout
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
second; number two; runner-up
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
sedge (Cyperaceae spp., esp. members of genus Carex)
cities, towns and villages; municipalities
merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
representative; exemplary; model
same; similar; (just) like; equal
castle site; ruins of a castle
city meeting hall; civic hall; community center
pure and clear; "clear and bright" solar term (approx. April 5)
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
caller; visitor; company; guest