as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
consequence; outcome; result; blame
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
present; gift; to give a present or gift
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image
carving; engraving; chiselled features
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
to be needed; to be wanted
to be thoughtful (of a gift, etc.); to be from the heart; to be made with loving care
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness