drug cartel; drug ring; drug syndicate
(deposit) passbook; bankbook
to not know how to act or what to do; to be at a loss
Arabian jasmine (Jasminum sambac)
Japanese hackberry (Celtis sinensis var. japonica); Chinese nettle tree; enoki mushroom (Flammulina velutipes); winter mushroom; velvet shank
repentance; confession; penitence
to make a success in life
fragile; brittle; delicate; sensitive
Nagato (former province located in the west of present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture)
Amur silvergrass (Miscanthus sacchariflorus)
to undergo great hardships; to waste away from great effort and worry
slowness; inertness; inability; lack of talent; dullness
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
talk about divorce or separation
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion
(raw) ore; unpolished gemstone
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
free action; free activity; acting at one's own discretion; taking one's own course; free hand; independent action
river surface; surface of a river
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
to mourn for; to grieve for; to condole with (the bereaved family, etc.); to hold a memorial service for; to hold a funeral service for
appointment; rendezvous; date
shy; bashful; timid; reserved
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
matcha; powdered green tea
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
residing; living; dwelling
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
to flare up; to fly into a rage
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
to make a payment via bank deposit transfer; to discard another player's winning tile