dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to vacuum; to clean with a vacuum cleaner
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to say no more; to sink into silence
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
alternating current; AC; analogue computer (analog); average cost; adult child
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
stone; bijou; trinket; stone (unit of weight: 14lb); curling stone; curling rock
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
sunrise; half-melon shaped bun
foreshadowing; preparation; precautionary measures
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
breaking off; snapping off; suddenly stopping
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
attached; belonging (to); included; enclosed; affiliated; annexed
entertainment; performance
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
letters (characters) indicating the end of a movie (The End, Fin, etc.); indication of the end (of something)
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to push aside; to push one's way through
whistle (sound made with the lips)