yōkan; jellied dessert made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
birth; creation; formation
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
loveable; very likeable; like very much
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
utterance; speaking; vocalization; leading a group of people (in cheering, singing, etc.)
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
reality; actuality; hard fact
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
don't you think?; indicates question
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman