that day; the very same day
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
life expectancy (at birth); average life span; mean lifetime
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate
bad-mouthing someone so as to be deliberately overheard; intentionally letting someone hear insults or sarcasm regarding them
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
metabolism; renewal; regeneration; replacing the old with the new
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
all you want; as much as one wants
property; fortune; assets
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
to worry about; to be vexed
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
to make (someone) realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home (to someone); to teach (someone) a lesson
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
noble; high and noble; noble (character); refined; precious; expensive
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
sharp (words); harsh (manner, tone, etc.); hostile (mood, attitude, etc.); spiky; prickly; jagged
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
schoolyard; school playground; school grounds; campus
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
jūbako; multi-tiered food box
stuffing; packing; endgame; final stage; end; end (esp. of a bridge); edge
bento; Japanese box lunch
cooler box; cooler; cool box
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
guardians; parents; father and older brother
watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)