two days before yesterday; three days back (ago)
persons who have fallen in battle
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
sign; indication; omen; symptom
red rice (beans and mochi) for auspicious occasions
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
changing clothes; change of clothes
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
cleaning; dry cleaning; laundry service
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
the eve (of a festival) (e.g. Christmas Eve)
might as well; sure, why not; why not use this occasion to ...
present; gift; to give a present or gift
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
motorcycle; motorbike; bicycle
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
cooking class; cookery school
window-gazing; window-shopping
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
slow, relaxed walk; stroll
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
to be knotty (of a tree, etc.); to be gnarled; to be rough and bony (hands, fingers, etc.); to be gnarled; to be knobby
to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
leader; guide; mentor; coach
closing time; lockup; curfew
tediously; repetitively; insistently; ad nauseam; at great length
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
news programme; news program
magical girl (in anime, manga, etc.); girl with magical powers; young witch