consensus; collective will; collective opinion
hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence
UNIQLO (Japanese clothing retailer)
superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
Chirean (Pokemon character)
incomplete combustion; imperfect combustion; being off one's game; not doing one's best; being unable to use all of one's strength
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
last time; last inning; last part; final episode (of a television program)
controversial work (art, literature, etc.); work that caused public criticism; work of art dealing with contemporary questions; succès de scandale
one large ...; a great ...
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
temple bell rung 108 times on New Year's Eve
slightest connection; slender connection; sliver (e.g. of hope); one thread
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
cohabitation (usu. of a romantically involved couple); living together
(arch.) large river (esp. the Yangtze); Lake Biwa
Japanese fir (Abies firma); momi fir
to be refined; to be polished; to be stylish; to be sophisticated
to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
rose-colour; rose-color; bright (e.g. life, future, prospects); cheerful; rosy
soba noodles eaten at night on New Year's Eve
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better