dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
knowledge (of a skill, art, etc.); proficiency; essentials; know-how; preparedness; readiness
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
serious illness; dangerous disease
to be ill; to suffer from
advancing to the next stage of education; going on to (high school, college, etc.)
farmer; farming family; farmhouse; School of Agrarianism (China); School of Agronomists
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
floor above; floor upstairs
many; numerous; various; large number of
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
form; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
preparatory phase; preparatory period
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
filling; packing; stuffing; filling; (dental) filling
apparent temperature; "feels like" temperature
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
Buddha's birthday festival (April 8th); Vesak
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
long coat; full-length coat
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
feeling one gets from listening to something
hard fight; difficult struggle
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; kissaten; traditional type of coffee shop with a retro atmosphere
opening a new store; opening a new branch; setting up a stall (at a festival, trade fair, etc.); setting up a booth; exhibiting
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
to become completely dry; to dry out; to dry up; to parch
to mark the passage of time; to let (feel) time pass
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
working away from home (esp. abroad); person working away from home; migrant worker
side job (outside of one's main employment); side gig; homeworking; simple job carried out at home; (secretly) working on something unrelated to the class (or conference, etc.) one is attending
always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
(means of) transportation; transport; transportation facilities; transportation system; transit system