disuse; not using; non-usage
only; just; solely; prostitute attached to a single member of the post-WWII occupation forces
(sexual) bondage; rope bondage; playing with self-imposed restrictions (to increase the game's difficulty)
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
seat (esp. in public places or places with assigned seating); seating
handrail; railing; banister
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
sun (approx. 3 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
tomoe nage (judo throw); circle throw; stomach throw
finish; end; conclusion; landing (in gymnastics)
opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.); overprint
spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story
taboo word; forbidden topic; words or phrases not allowed (in waka and haikai)
defense (esp. in sports); defence
nothing but; none other than
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up; to dampen
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
another; different; something else
analogy; analogical reasoning; analogical inference; analogy
to start (an argument, a battle, etc.)
third-year student; third-year pupil
to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind
not worth doing; waste of effort
break; pause; halt; (temporary) stop
soccer ball; football (as used in soccer)
Japanese calligraphy paper (approx. 25cm by 35cm)
to stare at with a fixed gaze; to glare