emoji; pictorial symbol; pictograph; ASCII art
mediation; good offices; go-between; building a bridge
bread roll sandwich with croquette filling
deep-fried bread (usu. topped with sugar or roasted soybean flour)
line-up (of players, products, etc.); lineup
coffee-flavored milk; coffee milk
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
artificial feeding (of wild animals); accustoming (a wild animal) to accepting food from humans; hand-feeding; to win someone over (with food); to butter up
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
innocent; sensitive; uncomplicated; unpretentious; straightforward
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
difference in temperature; difference in degrees of enthusiasm (interest, commitment, etc.); difference in attitude
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
to use (as a tool) for one's own advantage; to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
competition rate; success rate; ratio of successful (applicants) to total applicants
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
cloth bib displaying a competitor's number; athlete's number
girls' or women's division or section
fleeing (to a distant place to avoid arrest, capture, etc.); absconding; running away; flying high; jumping high
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk (drive)
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
homa; Buddhist rite of burning wooden sticks to ask a deity for blessings
stir-frying; stir-fry; stir-fried food
spinach (Spinacia oleracea)
low spirits; lack of enthusiasm; lack of motivation; low voltage (e.g. circuit); low tension (e.g. current)
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
lock-opening; lock-picking
to (go into a) sulk; to get cranky; to get cross; to become perverse
apologies for the crude food
to lean against; to recline on
conclusion; end; settlement; balance; harmony; fitting (in)
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
complete; whole; perfect; safe
one more time; once more; once again
first period (e.g. first class in school day)
foot of a rock; large rock, most of which is buried
illustrated diary; picture diary
nine (in mekuri karuta); oicho-kabu (traditional Japanese gambling game)
worn-out; shabby; seedy; completely exhausted
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
taste; liking; preference