food expenses; money for food; charge for board
saving (e.g. time, money, resources); economising; economizing
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
persevering; very patient
growth period; growing season
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
level; standard; water level
potato; French fries; chips; sweet potato
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
children's center; child welfare residential facility
if I had to say; if pressed (to answer); if I must choose; if I had to choose
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
even so; anyhow; at any rate
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
lighthouse; old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it
police drama (television); detective drama
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
to place (in relation to the whole); to rank; to position; to locate
seat at a table; place at a table
whenever necessary; as needed; as required; at any time; at all times
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
furigana; kana printed above or next to kanji to indicate pronunciation
calm; composed; self-possessed; firm
notice; attention; observation
half-finished (cigarette); half-smoked
kanji aptitude test (esp. the Kanji Kentei); The Japan Kanji Aptitude Test
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
metallic sound; metallic clank
tank top (worn as an undergarment or sportswear); vest; singlet
upper arm; (arch.) lower arm
in bad taste; vulgar; tasteless
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing