jamming a finger; stubbing a toe; spraining a finger (toe)
Watanabe Shin'ichirō (1934-)
Empress Gemmei; Gemmei Tenno (661-721 CE, reigning: 707-715 CE)
Empress Jitou; Jitou Tenno (645-702 CE, reigning: 690-697 CE)
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
difficult to write or draw; does not write well (pen, brush, etc.)
rate of advancement to the next higher level of education
shaving; planing; cutting; shavings; flakes
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
job hunting; job searching
live coverage; on-the-spot telecast
to refuse; to decline; to deny
rice seasoning (usu. containing fish meal, seaweed, sesame, etc.)
continuing one's education into university
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
sabot; wooden shoe; work-to-rule; go-slow strike; slowdown
absconding; taking oneself off; slipping out (home) unnoticed early (e.g. from work, out of parties, etc.)
prefectural; managed by a prefectural government
trivial; not amounting to much
memory-making; making memories
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood of a conversation
texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail
clearing one's throat; cough
price reduction; discount
to be profitable (business); to pay; to be in the black
original proposer; originator; proponent; initiator
leaving a device on (e.g. TV, air conditioner); leaving something engaged (e.g. a key in a lock)
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
main school; principal school; this school; our school
setting a question (for an exam, quiz, etc.); setting a theme (for composition of poetry)
from here; from this place