monthly publication; monthly issue
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
Q&A; question and answer
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to bring (someone into a place); to lead into
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
seven wonders (of a particular area); total mystery; enigma; conundrum
hail (e.g. of bullets); barrage; storm; rain and hail
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer
watchdog; chaperone; watcher
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
(afternoon) nap; sleeping during the day; siesta
starting work (on); setting to work (on); commencing (a crime); playing (a move)
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
one mountain; pile (of something); heap; hump; worst part; large profit
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient in some way; lacking something
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
chestnut rice; rice boiled with chestnuts
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
rice cooked with matsutake
return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)
skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis); oceanic bonito; victorfish
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing; robbery
kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
digestion; digestibility; naturalness; proficiency; mastery
nashi (esp. Pyrus pyrifolia); Japanese pear; Asian pear
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)