chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
stage of ennui (esp. in one's married life); period of lassitude; lethargic period; rut
seeming like an excuse; seeming like a justification; defensive; in an apologetic tone
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
index; indices; indicator
to be in focus; to come into focus
to shift something to; to move something into; to transfer; to transpose; to exchange; to displace
X-ray; roentgen (unit of ionizing radiation)
chapel; place of worship (esp. Christian); place of worship (esp. Buddhist and Shinto)
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
(another's) spirit; God's heart or spirit; Lord's will
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
aggression; invasion; raid
scientific capability; scientific ability (e.g. of a student); scientific strength (e.g. of a country); level of technological development
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
immunity; immunization; immunisation; being hardened (to); being unaffected (by); being accustomed (to)
neutralization; neutralisation; counteraction
pathogenic bacteria; bad bacteria; harmful bacteria
eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
Hyottoko; comical male character with puckered, skewed mouth; clown; ugly mug; ugly guy