complicated and mysterious
symbol; code; sign; notation
one by one; one each; one at a time
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing
no!; no no!; no, not at all
1,000,000; one million; million; many
100,000,000; one hundred million
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
deep; profound; complicated; advanced; impenetrable
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
wages; pay; rental payment
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
sampling food; tasting; trying
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
rubber raft; inflatable boat
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)
two people using the same (vehicle) (often two on a bike)
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night long
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)