familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old acquaintance; old friend; (a) regular
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
furiously; passionately; indignantly
inability to discriminate; lack of judgment; being reckless; lack of regard for others
tension; resilience (e.g. of hair); springiness; will power; spirit
organic farming; organic cultivation; farming without pesticides
content (of a mineral, etc.)
shipping; shipment; forwarding; sending (goods); delivery
eyesore; offensive sight; offense to the eye; obstruction (to the view of something)
sound of two hard thin objects rubbing together; crunch crunch
white charcoal; charcoal used for tea ceremony
knitting wool; woolen yarn; woollen yarn
New Year's decoration with cocoon-shaped cakes
mist form; atomized form; spray (form)
scattering (e.g. dust in the wind, enemies before an assault); dispersal; flying off (in all directions); flying apart
research project (e.g. at school); independent research
scratch; graze; scrape; abrasion
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 make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
Battle Royale (novel by Kōshun Takami, 1999; film, 2000)
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
video game (played on a home console)
pachinko; mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball; slingshot; catapult; pistol