reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryo codes)
liquid; beverage; food with high water content; gamble; uncertain affair
highest ever; record-high; highest on record
candidate (for an election)
running (for election); coming forward as a candidate; going on horseback; going in person; (arch.) letting out a horse; (arch.) taking out a horse
addition; annexation; appendage
sexy; popular; well-liked
Parent-Teacher Association; PTA
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
to become extremely serious (in attitude); to look solemn; to assume a solemn air
to leave as is; to ignore
to go on about (one's love affairs); to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.); to speak fondly of
as before; as ever; as it was originally
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
rack; ruck (rugby); lac; luck
innumerable; countless; numberless
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
to toss away; to throw out
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
circuit (electric); cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle)
opening (of a new road, railway, etc.); going into operation (e.g. telephone communication); beginning services; reopening (e.g. a road to traffic); resumption of services
nucleus accumbens (part of the forebrain)
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
biological younger sister
indeed; really; truly; very much
postrecording (dialogue or sounds); post-synchronization; dubbing; automated dialogue replacement; ADR
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
secret or hidden place; female genitalia; the underworld; the other world
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze