apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
lazybones; good-for-nothing; idler; slacker; loafer
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
tasteless and odorless; bland
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
to result in death; to lead to death; to be fatal (e.g. disease)
refining; refinement; smelting; training
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech
rival candidate; rival; opponent; rival horse
tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
flowery words; rhetorical flourishes
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
devious; cunning; sly; crafty
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
all night long; all through the night
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
source (e.g. quotation); authority
complete ignorance (usu. in reference to feigning); lack of knowledge
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
provisional; temporary; tentative; interim
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
conclusion; end; settlement; balance; harmony; fitting (in)
carpet; rug; mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on; spread; (cloth) cover
to revive (e.g. a company); to boost (e.g. morale)
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; ritual exchange of cups (to seal a bond or pledge)
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
what proportion; what percentage
estrangement; alienation; disaffection; (customer) churn; attrition
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
killing by poisoning; killing with poison; poisoning (to death)
tanzaku; long, narrow strip of paper used for writing poetry, wishes, decorations, etc.; thin rectangle
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?