chord; "on" reading of a kanji
going and returning (e.g. work, school); both ways
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop
to head towards; to be inclined to go towards; to head for a place naturally
effectiveness; efficacy; efficaciousness
at any moment (now); at any minute; on the verge of (doing); just about to
strength; solidity; firmness; armour; armor
care for the aged; elderly care; aged care
bid for popularity; publicity stunt
promotion (e.g. sales, etc.); marketing campaign; campaign (election, membership, enrolment, fund-raising, etc.); drive; military campaign; military action
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
high spirits; gleeful mood
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
cenotaph; memorial monument
ignoring; bypassing; doing something without consultation; going over someone's head
Hikaru Genji; The Shining Genji
doing something frantically; frantic state
imitating; copying; mimicking
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
long slits (esp. of eyes)
gar (any fish of family Lepisosteidae); garfish; garpike
un-; non-; bad ...; poor ...
wet wipes; moist towelette; baby wipes; wet tissue
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
young mother (i.e. early twenties or younger, sometimes previously a juvenile delinquent)
dead language; extinct language; obsolete word; word that has become passé
wampee (Clausena lansium)
strait with a roaring tidal ebb and flow; whirlpool; kamaboko with a spiral whirlpool-like pattern; cooking technique where ingredients are cut in a spiral pattern; Naruto (city in Tokushima); Naruto Strait; Naruto wakame
cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant); hemp (fiber); linen; flax
air freshener; fragrance; aromatic
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
hostile party; enemy side