making (a report, plan, contract, etc.); drawing up; writing out; preparing; creating (a file, website, account, etc.)
running about; making every effort (to do); busying oneself (with); being busily engaged (in); good offices; efforts
sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
rocket (Eruca sativa); arugula; roquette
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
classification; sorting (out); grouping; assortment journalizing (in bookkeeping)
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
lemon balm (Melissa officinalis); sweet balm
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
staying up late; sitting up late at night; keeping late hours
to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
memory; ability to remember
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
playing with dirt; gardening; farming (as a hobby)
to work hard; to work diligently; to do one's best; to try one's hardest
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
Vienna sausage; wiener; Vienna coffee; Viennese
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
application (of a rule, law, method, etc.)
pure rice; (of sake, vinegar, etc) made from only rice, kōji, and water; junmai sake (sake in which the only ingredients are rice and yeast)
top-quality sake brewed from rice grains milled to 50% of weight or less
Nagano Prefecture (Chūbu area)
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to drink up; to drink to the last drop; to drink (a glass) dry; to drain (one's glass); to empty; to down (a drink)
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)