Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha (5th c. BCE?)
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
question collection; problem collection; problem set; workbook
blank column; blank space
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
very interesting; of great interest
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
(arch.) like that; (arch.) as such; yeah; uh-huh
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
ready fire-power; battle-ready forces; immediate asset (to a team or firm); someone who can be an immediately effective player or worker
no matter how much time passes
to have a name entered in the family register
realis form (of verbs and adjectives in classical Japanese); perfective form
first year of junior high school; first-year junior high school student
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
common sense; general knowledge; common knowledge
not wearing a bra; being bra-less; generic (goods)
to get out of shape; to lose shape
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
seafood cooked whole so that it retains its original form
meat soup; bouillon; juices (from grilled meat); gravy
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)