valid; effective; yuko (judo)
red rice (beans and mochi) for auspicious occasions
we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes
to whiten; to grow light (esp. at dawn); to cool (of a mood); to be dampened (of enthusiasm); (arch.) to decline; (arch.) to weaken; (arch.) to lose its tone (of a musical instrument)
love; love (in tennis, badminton, etc.)
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
to get out of bed; to show a leg
muscular pain; myalgia; aching muscles; sore muscles
body and soul; mind and body
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
sweet flavour; sweet flavor; flattery; stupidity
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa); 15,000 yen
serial; cereal; breakfast cereal
gyudon; rice covered with sliced beef, usu. with fried onion
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
completely exhausted; dog-tired; dreadfully weary; terribly frustrated; limp; weak
excuse; explanation; justification; defense; defence
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
candiru (Vandellia spp., esp. Vandellia cirrhosa); cañero; toothpick fish
Amazon (river, rainforest, etc.); Amazon (female warrior)
catfish (esp. the Amur catfish, Silurus asotus); (arch.) earthquake
to bite and tear; to bite a hole in
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
Napoleon; napoleon (Japanese trick-taking game)
pause; suspension; rest; stoppage
Spam (canned luncheon meat); spam (unsolicited email messages)
notice; notification; announcement; disclosure; declaration
courteous; decorous; polite
exposure to wind; severe criticism
neurosis; nervous breakdown; mental problem; identity crisis; obsession