existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
strip show; striptease; stripping; removing one's clothes; strip (e.g. of wood)
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
convenient; handy; useful
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
airplane; aeroplane; plane; aircraft
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
heartwarming; pleasant; charming; amusing
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
rising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed
to have a desire to urinate
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer
to become a little hungry; to become a bit peckish
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
to be turned up; to be lifted up (e.g. by the wind)
H; h; indecent; lewd; (having) sex; pervert; nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
neighborhood association; neighbourhood association
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
to project; to overhang; to stick out; to put up (a notice); to post
athletic meet (esp. at a school); sports day; field day; sports festival
citizens' campaign; citizens' group
artist's studio; workshop; studio; atelier
charcoal grilling; char-grilling
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
shogunate; bakufu; shogun's headquarters; Imperial Guards office; residence of the Imperial Guards commander
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
degassing; gas drainage; gas venting; letting off steam; giving vent to one's frustrations; cooling off