stone implement (e.g. stone age arrowheads); stone tool
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
to ask a question; to ask questions
air conditioning; air cooling
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle
to turn yellow; to become tinged with yellow; to yellow (with age)
wall-mounted ornament; wall decoration; wall hanging; wall-mounted
such; like that; in that way
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
cares; ill feeling; reserve
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
complete recovery; healing
close play (esp. in baseball)
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
first game; first round (of tennis, etc.)
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
show one's real ability; illustration of the distinctive character of (something)
first match (in a series)
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
luck in lotteries; luck in raffles
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
veteran; old-timer; experienced person
pitching strength (of a team)
bunch of flowers; bouquet
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
shame; embarrassment; disgrace