insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
educator; teacher; educationalist
working; being employed; being hired
during; for the duration of
dull-witted; stupid; foolish
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
exhibition; display; putting on show
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
sweet rice jelly; Edo-period herbal medicine (used as an antitussive and a breath freshener)
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
person who has great confidence (faith) in himself
chief; main; principal; important
to find fault with; to question
built-in audience; regular customers
present (brought by a visitor); gift
red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
to participate in (as a member); to get involved in
over-the-counter sales; selling over the counter
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
business use; business purposes
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
to collect; to assemble; to gather
thickness (of a sauce, soup, etc.); viscosity; thick consistency
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; luxuriant (vegetation)
idling away time; unproductively; slowly (moving); heavily; ponderously
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
to be launched (e.g. rocket); to lift off; to be washed up (on the shore)
leftovers (esp. food); remnants
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
strongish; somewhat strong
to be helpful; to be useful
scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity