Saitama (city, prefecture)
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous
weeding; weeder; weeding fork
insect catching; bug catching
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
please sit down; please have a seat
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
pigtails; bunches; two ponytails; angel wings
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
dealt hand consisting of one 20-point card and six 1-point cards; outstanding; standing out above the rest
windmill; wind turbine; pinwheel (toy); windmill (toy); Clematis patens (species of climbing plant)
means of communication; media of communication; organ of communication; tool of communication
treating someone like a child
hiding one's embarrassment
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
never ceasing; never ending; endless
on bad terms; at loggerheads
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
form; method; system; formula