laws of nature; physical laws; physics
loss; defeat; counter for losses
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
type of household amulet or talisman, issued by a Shinto shrine, hung in the house for protection
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
turning sideways; landscape orientation
something going right into or coming right out of a place where it fits snugly
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
to begin to fall (rain, etc.)
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
sign (of things to come); good omen; good sign
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
reset; fresh start; new beginning
snow scene; snowscape; snowy landscape
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
to dig out; to hollow out; to cut into
without cause; without reason
on the occasion of; at the time of
icicle; ice pillar (for cooling a room); (arch.) ice
prickling; stinging; tingling
hack; inferior horse; inferior person; incapable person
with a "plop" (of tears, drop of water, etc.)
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to follow another's example