morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
paper patch; paper backing; poster; sticker; label
recruiting; job offer; job vacancy
tea-drinking companion; crony; buddy; spouse married late in life for companionship
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
currently accepting (applications, etc.)
winner; victor; conqueror
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
gift; premium; prize (lottery drawing, pachinko, etc.); party favor (favour)
time trial; time attack; race against the clock; speedrun
technical skill; ability; capacity
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
large pink (Dianthus superbus var. longicalycinus); woman who displays the feminine virtues of old Japan
(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; trudgingly
passing the winter; hibernation
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis); ayu
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
(navigable) canal; waterway
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
tradition; legend; folklore
Chinese martial arts; kung fu; wushu; kenpō (martial arts); kempo
ultimate weapon; one's final trump card
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
dignity; quality; grace; panache; level
monetary offering; offertory
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
personality; style; appearance
even though; despite; when