model year (of an automobile, etc.)
Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year; academic year; school year; product year
name; designation; denomination; naming; giving a name
(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture
Japanese text; sentence in Japanese
the Japanese syllabary symbols
manipulation techniques (e.g. puppets); handling techniques
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
child or doll used as a vessel for a spirit invoked by a shaman or miko
to be absorbed in reading; to get lost in reading; to be immersed in (a book)
transport; transportation; transit; conveyance
setting sail; departure (from a port)
quay; wharf; jetty; wall-like shoreline; cliff wall
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
human affairs; mundane matters; personnel affairs; human resources; human power; human effort
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
inheritance; something given or received
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
common gull (Larus canus); gull (Laridae spp.); seagull
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
to correct oneself; to restate
returning to an eastern place (esp. from Kyoto to Tokyo)
the Ox (second sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Ox (around 2am, 1-3am, or 2-4am); north-northeast; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough
main object; principal object; true aim
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
snake; serpent; large snake
both (people); the two of them