to bring back; to restore
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
congratulations on entering a school; gift to someone entering a school
to take over; to obtain by transfer; to inherit; to buy; to purchase
travels; pilgrimage; itinerancy; (accumulated) experiences; (personal) history
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
sticker; (adhesive) label
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
Kawamoto Makoto (1974.1.19-)
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
unique type; one of a kind
sticking to one thing (method, principle, objective, etc.); never deviating from; persisting with; one's sole talent; one's only forte
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new; cleaned (of a plate, etc.); finished
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
outsiders; others; bystanders; onlookers; third person
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
warning; caution; admonition; keikoku (penalty in judo)
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
treatment (of a person); dealing with
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
expenses; costly; expensive
to be on a (completely) different level; to be on a different scale; to be in a different league; to be of a different order of magnitude; to stand no comparison
master; Your Lordship; My Lord; husband
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
Chōsuke Ikariya (1931.11.1-2004.3.20; comedian and actor)
to lose (money, etc.); to suffer a loss; to waste (one's time, efforts, etc.); to bring to naught; to feel disappointed (e.g. by missing out on something); to suffer a (perceived) loss
feeble joke; poor joke; corny joke; bad pun
going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
perfect; complete; thorough; leaving nothing to be desired; more than satisfactory
look; glance; sight; summary; list; table
saving (e.g. time, money, resources); economising; economizing
reception (e.g. wedding); banquet; celebration; party