impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)
waterfowl; water bird; shorebird
double; double bed; hotel room with a double bed; double-breasted; double-cuffed; double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters); doubles (e.g. in tennis)
nasal plug; wedge (in tusk mortise-and-tenon joint); wooden pin driven through tenon to hold it in place
dividing for administrative purposes; partition; division
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other
thickly (filled with smoke or steam)
Western goods; Western things; imported goods
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
drop-by-drop; dripping; incessantly (esp. speaking, e.g. complaints, compliments); in great profusion; sluggishly; dawdling
transfer (of one's name into another family register); transfer (to another team, company, etc.)
manufacture; production; production (of a film, play, TV show, etc.)
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
being independent; becoming independent; standing on one's own feet (without the use of crutches, etc.)
sunlight; rays of the Sun
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream
to get blunt; to dull; to wear out
hanging loosely; dangling limply
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
to solicit; to demand; to extort
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
even if not; even without
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
treasure; precious article; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
preferential treatment; special treatment; different treatment; express delivery; special delivery
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
one passage; one paragraph; one stanza; one verse; one section (of a piece of music); one syllable
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)