cram school; private tutoring school; juku
speaker; lecturer; lecturer (at a university or college); instructor; part-time teacher; tutor (at a cram school)
quantity of heat (e.g. in calories, BTU, etc.); heat value; calorific value; (degree of) enthusiasm; zeal; passion
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
familiarity (of a sound, etc.)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
rival candidate; rival; opponent; rival horse
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
Dragon Ball (manga and media franchise)
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
first person; self-reference term; term used to refer to oneself in the first person
deep affection; dear; beloved
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
to assemble; to put together; to set up; to form (words, sentences, etc.)
or; otherwise; furthermore; also; (arch.) perhaps; (arch.) by some chance; (arch.) that being said
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
finishing within the top 2 (in sports, games, etc.); achieving first or second place
detailed; minute; articulate
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith (and marrow)
thick wakame leaves from near the stem
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
to be silent; to say nothing
suddenly (appear, stick out, etc.); abruptly (happen); (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly; suddenly (stand up); abruptly (rise)
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat