southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
absurd; ridiculous; nonsense; excessive; extreme
sash; sliding window frame (esp. metal)
to sit on the floor with one knee raised; to raise one knee; to sit with one knee up
every (usu. with events, e.g. every weekend); each
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
police officer; policeman; constable
potato starch; starch of dogtooth violet
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
picking; collecting; harvesting
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
light blue; pale blue; aqua
gnomefish (Scombrops boops)
paying cash-in-hand; paying under the table
person of common sense; common sense man
pile; pool; gathering spot; waiting place for a wrestler beside the ring; liquid runoff from miso preparation; tamari
negative emotions; negative feelings
attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.
Milky Way galaxy; Milky Way; the Galaxy; galactic system; galaxy
forbidden move (sumo, shogi, go, etc.); prohibited move; foul
to send or direct a person to
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
controversial work (art, literature, etc.); work that caused public criticism; work of art dealing with contemporary questions; succès de scandale
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
human intellect; knowledge
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
wet; moist; soft-hearted; tender-hearted; sentimental
bio-; biotechnology; VAIO (Sony brand-name)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer