audiovisual; adult video; porn video; pornographic video
opening (of a bottle); broaching; beginning; opening; commencement (e.g. of sales)
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
noted doctor; excellent physician
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
one breath; chug!; drink!
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
teary-eyed; damp (e.g. skin, hair); moist
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
thin, white ceremonial haori worn by miko
subtracting points; points deducted
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
whole face; all over one's face
idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
questionnaire; survey; poll
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
to throw oneself (into an activity)
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
ehōmaki; uncut sushi roll eaten during setsubun
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
commercial (radio, TV, etc.); ad; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial
favourable direction; favorable direction; lucky direction
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board