examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
drum (e.g. oil, gasoline); metal barrel
to be on the lookout; to lie in wait
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
tank (of liquid); tank (military vehicle)
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
stigma; dishonour; dishonor; infamy
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
to tire of; to lose interest in; to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
in that manner; like that
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
to greedily try to win big (e.g. in mahjong); to swipe; to nick; to pilfer
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle
ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba); gingko; maidenhair tree
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
finely cut strips (of vegetables); shredded vegetables
chopping board; cutting board
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
kusaya; brined, sun-dried fish (usu. mackerel scad) which has a very pungent smell
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
security guard; doorkeeper