to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
steady; sound; stable; safe (e.g. business); reliable; trustworthy
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech
Mongolian oak (Quercus mongolica)
height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); prime (of one's life); (one's) best days; (being in) heat; rut
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
baking foods in a covered pan; foods baked in a covered pan
feces and urine; excreta; human waste
kousa dogwood (Cornus kousa); Japanese flowering dogwood
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
Okayama (city, prefecture)
unlucky quarter (southwest)
degree of recognition; level of familiarity; visibility (product)
Sasamorpha borealis (species of bamboo grass unique to Japan)
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
fern (esp. species Gleichenia japonica); fernery
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
sensible; sensuous; intuitive
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); ground swell; surge
shaving one's head (esp. upon entering the Buddhist priesthood); tonsure
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
measurement error; calculation error; discrepancy; deviation; difference
high-grade sake; fine drink
stupid brat; son of a bitch
to be able to ...; can ...; to get; to acquire; to obtain
to complete decisively; to do to completion
coming to Japan; visit to Japan; arrival in Japan
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
maintenance; conservatism; conservativeness; conservation
temporary (suspension) bridge; makeshift bridge; bridge (between cultures, generations, etc.); link; walkway (constructed on a cliff face); plank path
extremely fast; in a flash; too quick for the eye to catch
sabre-toothed tiger (prehistoric feline, esp. the species Smilodon fatalis); saber-toothed tiger
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
various; many; all kinds of
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
(lower) abdomen; hypogastrium; genitals; private parts