dry riverbed; river beach
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
to engrave an inscription; to call (designate) itself; to mark; to label
large biceps; well-developed biceps
research project (e.g. at school); independent research
plain; unfigured; patternless; solid (color)
loin ham; ham made from pork loin
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
homecoming; returning home
main point; gist; essentials; bones (e.g. of an idea); pith
polishing (e.g. essay); revision; elaboration; refinement; improvement
waiting (e.g. at the stage door) for performers or celebrities to exit
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
mental derangement; madness; insanity
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
totalization; totalisation; aggregation; tally (e.g. of votes); adding up; summing up
(cute) suffix for familiar person; cute adjective form
mental health; mental hygiene
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
East Asian age reckoning; traditional system of age reckoning whereby newborns are considered one year old and on New Year's Day one year is added to everyone's age
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial