gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); snatching; stealing
commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental
prefecture (of Japan); county (of China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (of France); province (of Italy, Spain, etc.)
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
planning; plan; project; arrangements
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
ukiyo-e; ukiyoe; Edo-period woodblock print
rest; relaxation; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
school; school building; schoolhouse
call; summons; convening; convocation
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
examination paper; examination script; answer sheet; answer (to an exam question)
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
while crying; tearfully; in tears
to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on
courteous; decorous; polite
poop; poo; faeces; crap; trash; garbage
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
dirty joke; blue joke; indecent topic; bawdy subject; sex talk
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
Nagano (city, prefecture)
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
absolute pitch; perfect pitch
prop; strut; becoming taut; tightness; thrust; slapping attacks
imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
disillusionment; disillusion; disenchantment
see!; didn't I tell you (this would happen)?
pilchard (esp. Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus); sardine
bizarre murder; grotesque murder