shape of a pillar or column
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
to continue to do; to persist in doing
diversion; distraction; feint
deficiency; insufficiency; shortage; lack; want; dearth
prohibition of sale; ban on sale
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
or; otherwise; furthermore; also; (arch.) perhaps; (arch.) by some chance; (arch.) that being said
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
reverse order; following a contrary path
flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo); running out of points (zero or fewer)
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
prominent; eminent; leading; foremost; distinguished
Amaterasu; sun goddess who is the ancestress of the Imperial House of Japan
perpetual night; continuing all night
opening; gap; dried and opened fish; extension
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
in the morning; during the morning
shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
hazardous materials; dangerous goods; explosives; combustibles
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
yōkan; jellied dessert made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar
aspect; appearance; physiognomy (as an indication of one's fortune); aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
wafer cake filled with bean jam; (in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of