five-seven-five syllable verse (haiku, senryu, etc.)
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
spoken language; colloquial speech; (modern) spoken Japanese; written style based on (modern) spoken Japanese
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
new kana orthography (1946 reform, amended 1986); modern kana orthography
written language; literary language; classical (or formal) written style based on Heian-period Japanese
old kana orthography (used before 1946 reform); historical kana orthography
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
return of something; repayment
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
digital versatile disc; DVD
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
camera shake; picture blur; deviation; slight shifting
using together (jointly); used at the same time
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
connection; link; relationship
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
lodging together; training camp; boarding house
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
Shizuoka (city, prefecture)