rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
to detain; to check; to restrain
beep; honk (car horn); buzz (buzzer); boo (wrong answer, like buzzer on quiz shows)
club budget; club expense
(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
seeming like an excuse; seeming like a justification; defensive; in an apologetic tone
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
intrusion into territorial waters; violation of territorial waters
to be enraged; to flip out
Japanese person; Japanese people
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
space (room, area, outer space)
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
cruelty; hard-heartedness
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
club activities; extracurricular activities
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
small number; few; minority
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp