to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going
order; command; directions; instructions
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
being on duty; person on duty
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
measure taken too late; measure taken in haste
to be at a loss for words; to be speechless; to be dumbfounded; to be struck dumb
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
(eating) noisily; (chewing) with an open mouth; crumpled; creased; messy; disorderly
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
to twine (fibers to make rope); to twist
cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant); hemp (fiber); linen; flax
to ask for instructions; to ask for someone's opinion; to inquire of; to invoke an oracle; to consult an oracle
temple bell; hanging bell; funeral bell
one hundred-thousandth; sudden; abrupt; unexpected
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
dressing room; green room; backstage; behind the scenes; the inside; inside affairs
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
receptionist; welcoming committee
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
romanization (representation of foreign words using the Roman alphabet); romanized spelling
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
Japanese calligraphy paper (approx. 25cm by 35cm)
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
Dutch studies; studies of Western knowledge
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)