number of characters; number of letters
just above; right overhead
sacred treasure; the three sacred treasures (sword, jewel, mirror); implement used in religious ceremonies
detailed and accurate; exhaustive and precise; meticulous; finely detailed
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock
whenever you want; any time you like
cart-horse; work-horse; doing something wholeheartedly; doing with one's undivided attention
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
hello; good day; good afternoon
cache; place to hide something
to gradually disappear; to be vanishing
largest class; top category
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
spoiled; half-rotten; decaying
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
to use within an inch of its life; to use every little bit of; to get the most out of
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
will; testament; last request
harmless but pointless; neither bad nor good
encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
portable battery charger; external battery; power bank
illegal; illicit; unlawful
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
freezing; cold storage; refrigeration
cold sleep; suspended animation
method of treatment; cure; remedy
school record; scholastic performance
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
to be touching; to be moving
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
looking depressed; long face
on the way back; returning