cold rice; hanger-on; dependent; disgraced former actor
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
small cabinet; chest of drawers; bureau
all-night vigil over a body; wake
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
waste of time; killing time
turmeric (Curcuma domestica)
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
for the first time in one's life
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
in company; among people; philtrum; vertical groove between the nose and the upper lip
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
junior high school student; middle school pupil
schoolgirl; female student
reason; cause; circumstances
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
hunger and thirst; starvation
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
straggling; falling behind; being left behind; falling behind the ranks; falling out of line
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
riverbank; riverside; market on the riverbank (esp. fish market); place (for activities); venue
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve