common use; communal use; sharing
submersion; inundation; being flooded
tragic but brave; heroic; grim
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
hearsay; hearing secondhand; hearing through the grapevine
strongest (candidate); likeliest (winner); top (suspect)
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
founding a temple (on a hill-top)
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
sentimental; on an emotional level; in one's heart
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (esp. in an online game)
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
direction; trend; directionality; directivity; goal; aim
to feel refreshed; to feel more cheerful; to feel better
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to pry (open); to prise; to wrench
to feel goodwill (towards); to wish someone well; to have a strong liking (for); to be emotionally involved
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE); Records of Ancient Matters
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of; (lit.) to drive in a nail
roll; rolling up; (bread) roll; roller; roll (of a ship, aircraft, etc.); roll film
toilet paper; lavatory paper
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
to worry (about); to be worried (about); to be troubled (by); to be pained (by); to be distressed (by)
nori bento; heavily redacted document
chikuwa; tube-shaped fish paste cake
hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)
deep-frying; deep-fried food; abura-age; thin deep-fried slices of tofu
word ending; way of ending one's words; slip of the tongue; verbal mistake