sealing (away); containment; suppression; seal; place where something is sealed; seam (of an envelope)
undeserved good luck; luck of the devil; dumb luck; bad luck
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
motorcycle; motorbike; bike; bicycle
like this; in this way; as you see
(wheeled) vehicle; car; (railroad) car; (railway) carriage; rolling stock
closure (of a road); suspension of traffic; Road Closed; No Through Road; closed to traffic
enthusiast; fan; lover; devotee; aficionado
rider (of a motorcycle, horse, etc.); biker
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
Cynanchum caudatum (species of swallowwort)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to intervene; to stop (something)
tattoo (esp. one in a style other than traditional Japanese)
helmet; hard hat; protective headgear
independent action; acting alone
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
Nishijin silk fabrics; Nishijin brocade
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to take a photo with a mobile phone; to email a photo taken with a mobile phone
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to repeat; to do over again
Amitabha Tathagata; Amithaba
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone