box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
calamity; misfortune; disaster
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
cake served with tea; teacake
to covet; to crave; to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to eat greedily; to devour
to break (by kicking); to kick down (e.g. a door); to kick open; to smash through (e.g. the enemy); to rout
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
(being) unable to look someone in the eye; (being) too ashamed to face (someone)
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
means of transportation; transport service
information transfer; information transmission
long distance; long haul; long-distance race
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
secret information; intelligence
observer; watchman; lifeguard
direct control; direct supervision
great disaster; catastrophe; train wreck
omen; sign; notice; indication
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
plate (e.g. nameplate, license plate); plate (dish); (tectonic) plate; (home) plate; pitcher's mound; plate; plate
authenticity; credibility
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines
physical strength; muscle strength
resistance (to heat, corrosion, etc.); tolerance (to a drug, pain, etc.); resistance (to drugs, pesticides, etc.)