to lick something up; to lap something up
21st day after death; 21st day after birth
falling intonation; downward trend
if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is; there's a flip side to every coin
Sasanishiki (variety of rice)
to wheeze; to breathe with difficulty; to gasp
hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs
Vienna sausage cut in the shape of an octopus
Dragon Knight (video game series)
putting a name (self, company, etc.) on something (e.g. engraving, printing, etc.)
equipment; installation; facilities; arrangements
red; red kidney bean; sweet potato (any of a number of different cultivars with red skin); bowl of shaved ice with boiled adzuki beans
rumour (of a love affair); rumor; romance; (arch.) bad reputation
composite photograph (esp. a facial composite constructed from a witness's description)
to take revenge; to retaliate; to do over again; to redo; to start over
massive; bulk; block-like; aggregated; agglomerated
whole work; all of the works
lasting quality; good wearing ability; going a long way
cops and robbers (hide-and-seek game)
consultation; question; enquiry; inquiry
to become experienced (after many years of practice)
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
warming (something) in a vessel placed in hot water
hinomaru bento (contains plain white rice with a single red umeboshi on top)
Respect-for-the-Aged Day (national holiday; third Monday in September)
cops and robbers (hide-and-seek game)
onstage appearance of the jōruri musicians and chanters (in kabuki)
saturated linework; concentrated linework