memorial lecture; commemorative speech
jalapeno pepper; jalapeno
in contrast to (one's, its) appearance
stir-fry of pork liver and garlic chives
something done out of spite; snide remark; insinuation; innuendo; dig
irritation; annoyance; frustration
marital quarrel; argument between husband and wife
early shift; morning shift; early arrival
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end
cannot handle (it) any longer; fed up with; enough is enough
about when; about what time; how soon
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing
skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis); oceanic bonito; victorfish
hoe-shaped helmet crest; stag beetle
self-sufficiency; self-containment; autonomy; self-absorption
to be careless; to be inattentive; long and disheveled (e.g. hair) (dishevelled); (arch.) flaring up (fire); (arch.) rising (e.g. steam)
trial calculation; preliminary calculation; estimation
to be enrolled (in a college, course of study, etc.); to be a member (of an organization)
(one's) wife; (someone's) wife; landlady
exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance; looks
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle
munching; devouring; gobbling up; (arch.) shaggy; (arch.) disheveled; (arch.) unkempt
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
value to society; raison d'être; existence value
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
painter; artist; drawing pictures; doodling; painting
(starting) from nothing; from scratch
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
to be wrought up; to be on edge; to get irritated; to get excited (about); to be unsettled
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
lighthouse; old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it