valuable article; valuables
treasure hunting; treasure hunt; lucky dip; game involving finding hidden prizes from a sand box, barrel of leaves, etc.
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg); one piece of sushi
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
to crawl out of; to creep out of
bad example from which one can learn; good example of what not to do (esp. how not to behave); negative example
senior; elder; person older than oneself
to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated
in case of; at that time; at this time
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
archeological excavation (archaeological)
suspicion (of having committed a crime, wrongdoing)
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
18 certificate; R-18; restricted to those 18 years or older
judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
women and children; woman; grown woman; wife
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student; behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
the whole sky; the firmament; the heavens; the empyrean
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
point-of-view pornography; gonzo pornography; pornography filmed by the actors themselves; secret filming of sex
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; dealing (a hit); striking (a blow)
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
to fascinate; to enchant; to possess; to bewitch; to enthrall
Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
drunkard; heavy drinker; boozer
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
family vacation; family trip
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference
dubbing; mixing; re-recording; copying (recorded material, esp. from one audio cassette to another); dubbing
sexual interest in young boys; boy love; prepubescent boy
talking about memories; reminiscences
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (of a single person)