best-before date (on food); use-by date; expiry date; expiration date
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
first person to say something; first person to suggest something
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
flag; tag indicating a future role or status for a character in anime, games, etc. (e.g. death, love, survival)
with a friendly grin; smilingly
food of the mountains (wild game, mountain vegetables, mushrooms, etc.); fruits of the land
to smoke (something); to fumigate; to oxidize; to oxidise
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
something worthy of comparison; something being compared
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to comfort; to console; to amuse
lightly and smoothly (of movements); swiftly; glidingly; (progressing) smoothly; (solving) easily
stamp; sticker (in messaging apps); (large) emoji
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi
Inari (god of harvests, wealth, fertility, etc.); Inari shrine; inarizushi (sushi wrapped in fried tofu); scrotum; testicle sack
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
whaa whaa; sound of a baby crying
absurd; ridiculous; nonsense; excessive; extreme
8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
drinker; person fond of alcohol (as opposed to sweets); person fond of spicy food
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
this and that; various things
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
to throw on the fire; to burn
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
splashing (water); splashing about; vigorously; generously (e.g. pouring sauce); greatly (using or making money)
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)