junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
expiry date (esp. on food); expiration date; use-by date
central stalk of a dried rice plant
millionaire; one's superior; one's elder; (arch.) virtuous and gentle person; (arch.) female owner of a whorehouse in a post town; (arch.) chief of a post town
quick-drying; fast-drying
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
superfine; extra-fine; extremely thin; extra-fine woollen yarn
to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
long-lasting; long-wearing; wears well; nagamochi; large oblong chest (for clothing, personal effects, etc.)
pouring one's energy into; focusing one's efforts on; concentrating on; committing oneself to
practicality; utility; usefulness
addition; annexation; appendage
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
leather strap; thong; leash
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
Japanese zelkova (species of elm-like tree, Zelkowa serrata)
fine split (e.g. in wood); hangnail
wooden building blocks; wooden bricks; playing with building blocks; piled timber; piling up wood
clientele; customer stratum
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
sub; substitute; reserve; sub-
to wrestle with; to contest an issue; to take part in sumo
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
jostling; milling about; crush; packed with (activities, products, etc.); teeming with; chock-full of
pressure; oppression; suppression
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
labor; labour; exertion; diligent service
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix