band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)
ninth day of the month; nine days
(means of) transportation; transport; transportation facilities; transportation system; transit system
mountain road; mountain trail
here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
dangling; hanging; suspended; pending; half done; in limbo
to be ill; to suffer from; to worry about; to be concerned about; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...
to agree on the principle; to firmly establish a policy
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
to head home; to leave for home
art of cooking; cookery; cuisine
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
to have a taste (of something); to sample; to try
kinako mochi; mochi sprinkled with sweetened soy flour
bite-sized morsels wrapped in nori
mochi wrapped with sweet bean jam
soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)
refined rice flour; rice flour for dumplings
top-grade rice flour made from non-glutinous rice
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
rice seasoned and cooked with various ingredients
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
newspaper-seller; newsboy; newspaper vendor
manners; behavior; behaviour
false report; incorrect report; misinformation; false alarm
useless; vain; aimless; idle
to enliven; to liven up; to cause a stir in (e.g. the newspapers); to make prosperous
Japanese-style (esp. in reference to squat toilets)
ship's nationality; ship's country of registration
unicorn; narwhal; qilin (Chinese unicorn)