before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
tobacco; cigarette; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
bread roll sandwich with croquette filling
styrofoam; styrene foam; expanded polystyrene
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)
light blue; pale blue; aqua
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
why; how; for what reason
four corners; four ordinal directions
pressure; oppression; suppression
to be encouraged by initial success; to get a taste for; to yearn for more
to kick (hard); to send flying with a kick; to kick away; to reject flatly; to refuse outright; to turn down
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
(police officer's) baton; truncheon; billy club
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
correction; revision; amendment
steel; steal (baseball, basketball)
close to the wall; alongside the wall
clerical desk; office desk
file (for holding papers); file (collection of documents); filing; file
function; facility; faculty; feature
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
monthly; month-by-month; by the month
daily rip-off-a-page calendar; daily pad calendar
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
one by one; one each; one at a time
seal; stamp; judgment; judgement; size (of paper or books)
putting (a named suspect) on the wanted list