close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)
to name; to call; to christen; to term
to be profitable; to yield a profit
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
jello; gelatin dessert; jelly
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
cram school; private tutoring school
last night; yesterday evening
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
fifth day of the month; five days
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
village headman (esp. in the Kansai region)
lecture fee; teaching fee
to make use of; to lend money
relay station (esp. on Edo-period highway); post station; stage
daily income in cash; money paid by daily installments; money paid by daily instalments
how; in what way; by what means
to sell well; to sell out; to be worldly and understanding; to be sensible; to be sorted out; to be put in order
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
familiarity with the land; locality or terrain (usually associated with knowing or feeling the locality)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
big chance; big opportunity
not yet known; unknown; strange
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)