charm; incantation; spell; curse
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
sediment; deposit; precipitate; sludge; lees
to be reborn; to be reincarnated; to turn over a new leaf; to become a new person; to be reorganized; to be transformed
model; (good) example; exemplar; model handwriting; model drawing; copybook
test paper (e.g. litmus paper); test strip
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
ridiculously; unusually; exceptionally
opening (the doors of a venue); inauguration (of a new building, facility, etc.)
setting up (a structure, building, camp, etc.); construction; preparation (e.g. of a venue); arrangement (of an event)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)
to pour (into a vessel); to fill (a cup, bowl, etc.) with; to dish out (food or drink)
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
indirection; indirectness
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
soba noodles in broth served continuously so that the customer never has an empty bowl
to gain in skill; to improve; to get better
fried chicken (esp. American-style)
to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
dressing; dressing; putting on clothes
tonkatsu; breaded pork cutlet
black-dyed leather; leather dyed in deep indigo; edible mushroom in the Thelephoraceae family
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
sobering up; method of sobering up
sake drunk while viewing a snowy scene
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)