alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; early-morning treat (traditionally given to children in some parts of Japan); wake-up sweet
feeler; tentacle; antenna; touching (with one's hand); feeling; sensing
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
stickiness; viscosity; glutinosity
dissolution; dissolving; solution (e.g. chemical); melting; liquefying; fusion
Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula); Venus's flytrap
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
sharp (blade, image, mind, etc.); sharp; number sign; hash sign; mechanical pencil
to feel indebted (to); to feel grateful; to be much obliged
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
root; origin; source; cause; basis; foundation
to hurry; to rush; to quicken (of one's breath); to pant; to gasp (for air)
multitasking; multitasking (person); simultaneous (activity); concurrent
putting on the market; putting on sale; making commercially available; commercial; off-the-shelf; store-bought
non-slip device (material, tread, etc.); non-skid; anti-slip; back-up option (esp. with regard to university admissions); back-up choice; insurance choice
tailoring; sewing; (special) preparation; teaching; training
wrinkle (in paper); crease; wear
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
head (of an office, laboratory, etc.); chief
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
side table; bedside table
this much; to this extent; to this degree
storage; preservation; stocking; hoarding (of goods or money without productive use)
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
day of month; counter for days
refreshment; refreshing oneself; refreshing one's spirit; (memory) refresh
health is wealth; health is your most valuable asset
taking care of something by oneself; self-management
to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)
neglect of one's health; unhealthy living; intemperance
confronting directly; meeting face-to-face
going out (of a noble, shogun, royalty, etc.); visit; attendance
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
stocking up (in case of emergency); stockpile; reserves; storing; laying in (supplies)