designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
three generations; third generation immigrant; sansei; the third (e.g. Henry III)
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
McDonald's (fast food restaurant); Mac (personal computer); Macintosh
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
hello; good day; good afternoon
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
no!; no no!; no, not at all
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
about when; about what time; how soon
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
Sasaki Makoto (1965.10.3-)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
two (long cylindrical things)
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
positive (e.g. thinking); positive (photography); positive (electrical polarity)
mount; stand; lens mount; mounting (e.g. a drive); mounting (animal behaviour); asserting dominance
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
sense of unity; sense of oneness
rich in personality; of great individuality; highly individual; expressive of one's personality
shot (in films); shot (of alcohol); hitting a ball (e.g. in tennis); shoot (in basketball)