upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
total fire ban; no source of ignition permitted; no open flame; flammables!
identification; ID; identity
opening and shutting; opening and closing
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
way of speaking; intimation
mistaken memory; trick of the memory; slip of the memory
communality; community; having something in common
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
negligence; carelessness; incompetence; mismanagement
characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself
long ago; already; a long time ago
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
minimum; at the very least
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
grhapati (layman; sometimes used as a posthumous suffix); private-sector scholar
flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo); running out of points (zero or fewer)
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
shell (of crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; person's back; years of experience
men's things; menswear; men's wear; men's; for men
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
to find fault with other people rather than oneself; (for the pot) to call the kettle black
to use and then throw away
moribund state; near-death; barely alive condition
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
wasabi (Wasabia japonica); Japanese horseradish
to soak into; to permeate
extent of (one's) foolishness; degree of stupidity
dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
treating (someone) like an object
erotic manga; pornographic manga
policeman; cop; walking in a circle (dog trick); (arch.) rounds (doctor, police beat, etc.); (arch.) vegetables that accompany rice (secret language of court ladies)