Japanese history; history of Japan
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
giant; woodsman; alpinist
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
homeroom; form room; form class
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
clearing one's throat; cough
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
transfer student; student changing schools
though; even if; whether ... or ...
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; beef reticulum; honeycomb tripe
hornet; yellow jacket; wasp (of subfamily Vespinae); Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia); yak-killer hornet
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; cucumber sushi wrapped in nori
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
bursting with youth and energy (esp. young woman); vivaciously young; (fish) jumping around energetically (e.g. when caught in a net); bursting (e.g. seams); tight; splattering (e.g. cooking oil)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to jump about; to jump around; to bounce about; to romp about
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
shrieking; squealing; screeching; chattering (e.g. of a monkey); chittering
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
easy to get into (e.g. of music, etc.); easily getting into (a certain mood, etc.)
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
(opening a door) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) with a clatter; with a crash; (changing) completely; totally
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly