aiguille (sharp rock peak)
searching; hunting for news story; journalist
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
improvement (to a piece of writing or painting); revision; correction; touching up
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
research; investigation; enquiry; inquiry; study
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
I've got to be going; I must go
grace (of God); divine favour; benefit; efficacy
kanji (as opposed to kana); printed style (of writing Chinese characters); square style; real name
cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
(starting) from nothing; from scratch
information; experience; knowledge; observation
to appease; to suppress; to calm
devotion; dedication; self-sacrifice
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
putting in an appearance; visiting; coming to the surface; appearing; showing one's face (in TV, social media, etc.)
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
capacity; volume; capacitance
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
princess; daughter of a nobleman
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case