(quality of) signal reception
sandstorm; noise (video); snow
to look upwards; to look up
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
uncontrollable; irrepressible
holding on to; sticking to
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
a glow; heat; burning sensation; hot flash
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
cool; indifferent; nonchalant; calm
good; goodness; right; virtue
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
ground cherry (Physalis alkekengi var. franchetii); husk tomato; Chinese lantern plant; children's noisemaking toy
precious orb; Cintamani stone; wish-fulfilling jewel; hōju; uppermost spherical part of a pagoda finial
rare; strange; odd; peculiar
neglect; negligence; disregard; making light of
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
to ask a high price; to overcharge
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
rising; exacerbated; exasperated; accelerated; aggravated
to drive (e.g. horse, carriage); to control; to manage
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
government office; agency; board
courtesy call; going around to say hello (or goodbye) to everybody; making the rounds
to strain every nerve; to feel nervous
weary from traveling (travelling)
rainfall; snowfall; alighting; descending
canopy (esp. the cloth or canvas used for it); awning; top (of a convertible); helmet cape; cloth covering one's back to protect against arrows during battle
characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself