moment; brief space of time
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis); oceanic bonito; victorfish
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
open fire (in cooking); open flame; direct heat
overweight; too heavy (burden, workload, etc.); too severe
shouts used when viewing fireworks (from names of Edo-period fireworks vendors)
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
food and drink; eating and drinking
the seven prismatic colors (colours)
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
directly; in person; firsthand
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
thunderous roar; roaring sound
one-by-one; separately; in detail
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.)
shooting star; falling star; meteor; blaze (wide white stripe down the face of a horse)
to have an accident; to meet with an accident
to recover consciousness; to come to
to be a matter of life or death
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)