how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
(department) store; (department) stores
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
to dig your own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to put your foot in it
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
cultural assets; cultural property
sounding continuously (phone, alarm, etc.)
to decide (e.g. an outcome); to dictate; to determine
twenty-eighth day of the month; twenty-eight days
a lot; many; (not) much; (not) many; almost (none)
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
chord; "on" reading of a kanji
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
(writing, painting) brush
river; stream; River; the ... river
(arch.) large river (esp. the Yangtze); Lake Biwa
hollow; cavity; sunken place; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) female genitalia
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
to dance down (leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
family name; professional name
to be smart; to be cool; to be sharp; to be stylish
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone); Japanese nightingale; greenish brown; having a beautiful voice
holding one's sword pointing towards the opponent's eyes (kendo stance)
eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood
creeping plant; creeper; vine; liana; liane
physical strength; the strength of one's muscles
sand, ash, etc., thrown in the eyes to blind someone; throwing something at someone's eyes to blind them; poking someone's eyes during a fight to blind them
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of