to find out; to discover; to locate
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
self-; from (a time or place)
(large) building; public building; hall
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
lecture (esp. special engagement by noted speaker); lecture meeting (event with one or more lectures)
desk for a speaker; lectern; rostrum; platform
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
Man'yōshū (8th century anthology of Japanese poetry)
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
younger brother and sister
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
7th day of the month; seven days
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
the last moment; the very end
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided