kana; Japanese syllabaries (i.e. hiragana and katakana)
to throw down the drain; to waste
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
reference (e.g. to a dictionary, passage, footnotes); consultation; comparison; browsing (to a file or folder)
police box; koban; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)
gyudon; rice covered with sliced beef, usu. with fried onion
to correct oneself; to restate
several items; many items
on the way home from work; returning from work
badger; raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides)
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
the usual; as it always is; said; that (previously-mentioned person or object); (arch.) in the usual way
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
treatment; conduct (towards another); behavior; stage performance; movements (of an actor); acting gestures
excuse; explanation; justification; defense; defence
blizzard of falling cherry blossoms; flurry of falling cherry blossoms
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae); Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger)
inro; seal case; pill box; medicine case
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
irrefutable evidence; smoking gun; solid evidence; incontestable proof; dead giveaway
vividly green; lush green; fresh and green; verdant; deep blue
bygones; the past; past event
to conclude; to decide; to determine; to judge
stamp (postage); merchandise certificate
how much; how many; to what extent; oh my god; how; what the