to recover a cost; to recover an expense; to get a return on one's investment; to get one's money's worth
red panda (Ailurus fulgens); lesser panda
psychic trauma; psychological trauma
mental illness; emotional disorder
act of self-harm; self-injurious behavior; self-injurious behaviour
older person with more life experience
location (e.g. of film shoot); remote (shoot at a remote location)
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
to wet oneself; to be miserly; to be stingy
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
Kanazawa (city in Ishikawa)
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
chance encounter (worth treasuring); a connection made with another person by chance
advanced student; advanced learner; advanced practitioner; experienced person
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
Formosan sweetgum (Liquidambar formosana)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
new book; new publication
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
second; number two; runner-up
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
longed-for; anxiously awaited
school route; street for students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
conquest; domination; mastery
horizon (related to bodies of water)