to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
association of like-minded people
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
strategy meeting; council of war
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
breach of manners; breach of etiquette
Hiroshima (city, prefecture)
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane)
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
partially dried Japanese persimmon
kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
stormy weather (at sea); poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas); poor turn-out; recession
street where many shops and businesses are closed (e.g. due to an economic slump)
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
Okayama (city, prefecture)
Shimane (prefecture); (arch.) island country
Tottori (city, prefecture)
Yamaguchi (city, prefecture)
all over; all over the place; everywhere
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)