lick; bottom card of the draw pile; (arch.) tasting (a nobleman's) medicine to see if it contains poison; (arch.) medicine taster
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)
turning (a comic, novel, etc.) into a serialized TV-show; dramatization
turning a comic, novel, etc. into an animated movie or TV series; making an animated version
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
department store; department
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
to be profitable; to yield a profit
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to have an idea; to have a clue
sixteenth day of the month; sixteen days
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
wrapping; lapping (i.e. grinding, polishing)
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay