supporter (e.g. wrist supporter); athletic supporter; jockstrap; supporter (esp. of soccer); backer
silicon; silicone (oxidized form)
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
a lick; one lick; engulfing (e.g. of fire); enveloping; consuming
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
lethargy; despondency; mental numbness; (physical) collapse; prostration
Honnōji Incident (forced suicide of daimyo Oda Nobunaga by his samurai general Akechi Mitsuhide; June 21, 1582)
Akechi Mitsuhide (1528-1582.7.2)
conquest; subjugation; overcoming; chastisement; punishment; punitive expedition
on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of
imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace); imperial residence; residence of a shogun, minister, etc.; emperor; ex-emperor; empress
juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord
various opinions; various theories; various rumors (rumours)
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
tangle; entanglement; snarl; complication; difficulties; trouble
back (side); reverse; other side; inside; background; dark side (e.g. of society)
service station; gas station; shortstop; sporty sedan; steamship; SS; Secret Service
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
kumquat (Fortunella spp.); cumquat
not entirely wrong but not entirely right; so-so; average
to be crowded (with); to be packed; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with)
coffee jelly; coffee jello; gelled sweetened coffee dessert
goma tofu; tofu-like dish made with ground sesame paste
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
one's figure during sleep