insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
distilled liquor; spirits
shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
junction; crossroads; division point; parting of ways
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
sandbank (in a river); sandbar
heavenly god; heavenly gods; spirit of Sugawara no Michizane; Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit); pit of a dried plum; dried plum; tenjin hairstyle
single; single bed; hotel room with a single bed; single-breasted; single-cuffed; single width (of cloth; usu. 0.71 meters); singles (e.g. in tennis)
two parts; two copies; the second part
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
the other day; a few days ago
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
to waste time; to kill time