to build a nest; to nest; to hang out (of a bad group); to be based (in); to lodge (in one's mind; of an evil thought, delusion, etc.); to be planted
absolute best; very finest; top-class; first-rate; elite
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
incarnation; embodiment; realization; giving concrete form (to)
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
fighting game (esp. one-on-one)
modulation (of voice); variation; variety; liveliness (e.g. of writing style)
Osaka Prefecture (Kinki area)
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
shrieking; squealing; screeching; chattering (e.g. of a monkey); chittering
Fukuoka Prefecture (Kyūshū)
Aichi prefecture (Chūbu area)
beautiful tree; tree producing beautiful flowers
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
touch; touching; being involved in; touch (of a painter, pianist, etc.); style (of writing, drawing, etc.); tag
next; next person; (arch.) room adjoining a noble's parlor
Aomori Prefecture (Tōhoku area)
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
Saitama Prefecture (Kanto area)
fresh, young ears of rice; lush ears of rice
student in a lower grade; underclassman
with repeated sharp blows; whack after whack; strictly; harshly; vigorously; singlemindedly
to break up (e.g. a meeting); to call it a night
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
job application form; employee satisfaction
C; c; Celsius; cyan; C (programming language)
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar