fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
students' association; alumni association
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to plant oneself; to settle in; to be well-established (e.g. of a religion in a particular area); to have taken root
state examination; national examination
passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
to ascend; to go up; to climb
(sense of) sight; eyesight; vision
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
reproductive organ; reproductive system
true state; actual condition; reality
rising; ascending; climbing
cartilage; nankotsu; (dish of) gristle (usu. of chicken, deep-fried)
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
to supplant; to supersede; to replace; to take the place of
change of air; change of scenery
marine product; marine (e.g. product, animal etc.)
starfish; sea star; asteroid (any echinoderm of the class Asteroidea); northern Pacific seastar (Asterias amurensis)
sea cucumber (Holothuroidea spp.)