distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement
(sense of) cleanliness; (sense of) freshness
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
coarse salt; unrefined salt
Japanese pepper (species of Sichuan pepper, Zanthoxylum piperitum); Japanese prickly ash
leg; leg (of a race, competition, etc.)
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
cutting in round slices; round slice; dividing into groups (e.g. by ability)
loach or eel dipped and broiled in soy-based sauce
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
day of the ox in midsummer (during the hottest season); dog days of summer
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
three and eight; Arisaka Type 38 rifle
quantitative; concerning the quantity
day of the Ox (esp. in midsummer or midwinter)
season (e.g. fruit, fish); in vogue; popular; fresh
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
or; otherwise; furthermore; also; (arch.) perhaps; (arch.) by some chance; (arch.) that being said
shrimp (infraorder Caridea); small shrimp, prawn or lobster
mixed vegetable and seafood tempura; something pulled upwards; small castle with a simple earthen-walled moat; turning up a lamp wick
glutinous rice with vegetables, esp. wild plants
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
to gain a reputation; to make oneself famous
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
for convenience; as a matter of convenience
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
bad pun; corny joke; worn-out joke; dad joke
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
to discuss; to talk together
(non-documentary) television series; teledrama; television drama; television play; video drama
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
special duty; being in sole charge of a duty; senior managing director; executive director
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)