energy conservation; economical use of energy
ecology; environmental movement; environmentalism
absolute monarch; despot; autocrat; tyrant
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
starting field which contains the November and/or December 20-point card
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
(single) bean; pea; something very small; tiny speck
collusion; conspiracy; common-law marriage; illicit intercourse; liaison
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to fire (a gun); to shoot; to let off; to loose off; to blow (someone) away
expressing one's opinion; speaking one's mind; making known; revealing
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
killing time; staving off boredom
video (esp. a televised image); videotape; VHS tape; videocassette recorder; VCR; video (short film)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
leak; leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
to strike each other; to come to blows; to fight; to say (useless things, facetious remarks, etc.) to each other
human kindness; human weakness
study group; study meeting
low-ranking prison guard; hell's tormenting devils
throat; important part; vital area
(piece of) type; movable type; moveable type; printed word; printed matter; print
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
exemption; exoneration; discharge
rapid firing; continuous firing; firing in quick succession
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
trio; gang of three; threesome
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
phimosis; tightening of the foreskin
woman who uses the usually male personal pronoun "boku" to refer to herself
toot (e.g. of trumpet); honk (e.g. of klaxon); beep; farting sound; sound of something being inflated; puff
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels; to be self-complacent
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
child; childish person; immature person
(person) seeming like a genius; (having) the temperament of a prodigy
(not even) a little; (not even) a tiny bit
the sciences; STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics)
poetry anthology; collection of poems; collected poems