one's own work; making by oneself; farming on one's own land; independent farmer
ingredient; component; composition
close thicket; dense forest; jungle; Amazon (online retailer)
underwater navigation; going underground; going into hiding; travelling incognito
cannibalism; anthropophagism
bad reputation; ill repute; bad name; (arch.) evil deed; (arch.) wrongdoing; (arch.) wrongdoer
worthless; pointless; useless
tactician; strategist; schemer; maneuverer
member of the Diet; Diet member; member of parliament; MP
being elected; winning a prize (in a lottery, raffle, etc.); being selected (for a prize, etc.)
distinctive; characteristic
key; mode (in gagaku); time; tempo; meter (of a poem); metre; style
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
Chief Cabinet Secretary (Japan); Chief of Staff (to the President, Prime Minister, etc.); Cabinet Secretary; Executive Secretary
undertaking; underwriting; acceptance
(looking) over the top of one's glasses; (looking) through a pair of glasses
copy; photocopy; book jacket blurb; (advertising) slogan
unknown; unidentified; unspecified
hallucinogen; psychedelic
passing on to the next life; death; giving up a struggle; submission; being at one's wits' end; being flummoxed
drop-off area; drive-up entrance; porte cochere
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
being all smiles with joy
political situation; political affairs
jungle; jungle; jungle music
to eat; to become eclipsed (of an astronomical object)
human speech; human language; sound of people talking
obtaining (a qualification, right, object, etc.); acquisition (of land, property, etc.); gaining possession (of); getting; purchase
magazine (for a firearm); cylinder (of a revolver)
window; window (shop display)
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
ridgeline; lines of a mountain ridge
cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried); katsu
tinkering; mending pots, pans, kettles; (arch.) man and woman walking together; (arch.) couple walking together