taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
difference; discrepancy; variation
truth is stranger than fiction
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
endorsement; proof; note on back of the scroll
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
in succession; one by one
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
Benten (goddess of arts and wisdom)
Island; insula; island; islet
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
meaning; significance; sense
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
grill (esp. fish grill); grilled food; grill room; restaurant serving grilled food; (radiator) grille
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
in all; in total; collectively; in addition; besides; at the same time
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
so (e.g. so much, so close, so many, so few)
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count