Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum); Japanese littleneck clam
law-like nature; regularity
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
indeed; really; truly; very much
different thing; another question; different case
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
to hold (someone) down; to pin down; to wrestle to the ground
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
unable to move; held up; swamped; stuck between a rock and a hard place
schematic; schema; illustration; explanatory diagram
avarice; greed; covetousness; raga (desire)
reading aloud; reading a kanji by its Chinese-derived pronunciation
every single word and phrase; word by word
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
rote memorization (memorisation); rote learning; indiscriminate memorizing (memorising)
comprehension; understanding
counter for books; volume
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
such; this sort of; like this
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
office building; office complex