rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
Izumo (former province located in the east of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
orchid; Netherlands; Holland
kindergartener; preschooler
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
visual kei; fashion style heavy on make-up and elaborate hairstyles, used among Japanese rock bands and musicians; attractive person
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
hitting ratio; hit rate; success rate; accuracy rate
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to help each other; to cooperate
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
gondola (boat, esp. in Venice); gondola (hot-air balloon, airship, etc.); basket; scaffold (building); display shelf (shop)
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
to do as one wishes; to act as one wills
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
spirit of a deceased person; the Holy Ghost; the Holy Spirit
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
female fox; vixen; she-fox; woman who deceives men
out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
attack; assault; attempt; try
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
to live; to reside; to inhabit
available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let