printing (text or symbols); typing; printed character; typed character; character carved onto a seal
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to boost; to force up; to push up
departure; leaving; setting off
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
visiting another school (e.g. of kendo) and defeating each member in a fight
Okayama (city, prefecture)
Hiroshima (city, prefecture)
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
(right at the) side; just beside
to lose heart; to lose interest; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose focus; to let one's guard down
misprint; misspelling; typo; typographical error; erratum
omitted character; omitted letter
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
supply; supplying; replenishment
boxed lunch bought at a station (often a local specialty); sexual position in which one person stands supporting the other
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
in loud gulps (esp. of alcohol)
nursing; care; caregiving; caring
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)