symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
approval; license; licence; permission
extension of a straight line; (conclusion) following as an extension of (an argument)
fee; charge; rate; material
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
gym clothes; gym uniform; PE kit
bento; Japanese box lunch
pointing out; identification
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
lightly and smoothly (of movements); swiftly; glidingly; (progressing) smoothly; (solving) easily
fly ball; fly (esp. in fishing bait); flying
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
Vienna sausage; wiener; Vienna coffee; Viennese
gentle spring rain; thin noodles made from bean starch (or potato starch)
cabbage roll; stuffed cabbage
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
former name for makushita division
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
to be prominently ...; to be persistently ...
gym clothes; gym uniform; PE kit
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
that's a different matter; that's a different story
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
idealistic thought (argument)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)