air-permeability; breathability
hole; hole (in golf); (golf) cup; (electron) hole
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
cooperation; coordination; link
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
to anticipate; to foresee
two (long cylindrical things)
to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt
ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
to view (cherry) blossoms; to look at flowers
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
children's story; fairy tale
to become fraught with emotion
to make coffee; to brew coffee
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
to gain in skill; to improve; to get better
interior of the mouth; oral cavity
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
walnut (Juglans spp., esp. Juglans regia)
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
caramelization; caramelized food
experienced; already had an experience (with something)
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
an issue being settled; a case being closed
police box; koban; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)