strained back; slipped disk; lumbosacral strain
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
battle royal (pro wrestling); battle royale (game genre)
lucky or unlucky aspect of a given day
ideal weather (for some action, event, etc.); perfect day
(religious) precept; discipline; commandment; mitzvah
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
pachinko; mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball; slingshot; catapult; pistol
slot machine in a pachinko parlor (parlour)
sound of bubbles (or other small objects) being popped; lumpy sensation (e.g. of food); little bits; small grains
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
celebration; auspicious occasion
white; striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus); speech; one's lines; white dragon tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles; (arch.) white person
drinking bout; merrymaking
matter for congratulation (wedding, pregnancy, birth, etc.); happy event
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
normal duties; (one's) regular work
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
available; enabled; can be used; may be used
iron (for pressing clothes); hair iron; hair tong; curling tong
multipurpose knife; Swiss Army knife
no big deal; no match; not worth worrying about
lisping; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression)
no need to guess; certainly
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
cod roe (roe of any fish from family Gadidae, esp. salted walleye pollack roe)
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
examination paper; examination script; answer sheet; answer (to an exam question)