dust; trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit; hustle and bustle (of life)
oral instruction or teaching or method
bush clover; Japanese clover (any flowering plant of genus Lespedeza); dark red exterior with blue interior (color combination worn in autumn); Hagi (city in Yamaguchi)
locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
to be meant for each other (of a man and woman); to be connected through fate; to be destined to marry (each other); (lit.) to be tied by the red string (of fate)
halfsies; splitting evenly between two people
way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!
educational program (TV, radio)
cooking program; cookery show
boom; rage; fad; boom; cross-arm
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
a few years ago; some years back
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
corpulence; fatness; obesity
lack of physical exercise; insufficient exercise; inactivity
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
closing credits (film, TV); end credits
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
in history; ever; historical
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
narrow margin; slim margin
radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days (programme)
service (bus, train); operation; motion; revolution; movement
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to