taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
river; stream; River; the ... river
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
national network broadcast; nation-wide broadcast
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
high rice field; very fertile rice field
waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally