study; diligence; discount; reduction
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
such; like that; that sort of; very
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
Japan hand (someone very knowledgeable about Japan)
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint