movie in which ... has the starring role
Atypus karschi (Asian species of mygalomorph spider); tsuchigumo (people of ancient Japan who were not subjects of the Yamato court)
to place on (something); to take on board; to give a ride to
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
licensed; chartered; officially allowed; legitimate
to attract public attention; to create a stir; to arouse interest
forging; tempering; drilling; training; disciplining
secretary-general; director-general; executive director; executive secretary
skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis); oceanic bonito; victorfish
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
fifth month of the lunar calendar; satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum)
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control
complexity; frequency; trouble; traditional Chinese character; unsimplified Chinese character
one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing); note; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); parcel (of land); same handwriting
yaksha (Buddhist guardian deities sometimes depicted as demonic warriors)
pardon me for leaving (first)
answering machine; answerphone
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
raging fire; conflagration
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
maniac (as in rabid sport fan); enthusiast
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
sampling food; tasting; trying
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour