influencing (a person) for good
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
odd piece; incomplete set; odds and ends
frontier (esp. the American frontier); frontier (of a field); forefront (of science, technology)
spirits (distilled beverage)
divine wind (esp. a typhoon thought to have protected Japan from a Mongolian invasion in the 13th century)
kaki (Japanese persimmon) seed; spicy baked or fried mochi chips in this shape
(Chinese) chili oil; chile oil; chilli oil
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
original word; original language
(Chinese) chili oil; chile oil; chilli oil
curved; forming the shape of an arch
ancient civilization; ancient civilisation
(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence
(nature of a) crime; (criminal) charge
judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
death penalty; capital punishment
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
melon (esp. a muskmelon, Cucumis melo)
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
proxy; ringer; substitute; second serving of noodles (to add to previously purchased ramen)
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
complete denial; complete disavowal; total negation
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
strait with a roaring tidal ebb and flow; whirlpool; kamaboko with a spiral whirlpool-like pattern; cooking technique where ingredients are cut in a spiral pattern; Naruto (city in Tokushima); Naruto Strait; Naruto wakame
feeling great (refreshed)
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to be sufficient; to be satisfied
good (condition); going well; fine; smooth
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave