nod; inclination of the head
public acknowledgment; public acknowledgement; public recognition; commendation; awarding
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
to hit; to strike; to throw; to toss; to mix; to wear (sword, etc.)
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
reading aloud; recitation
reading aloud; reading a kanji by its Chinese-derived pronunciation
bleaching; bleached cotton; doxxing; doxing; public humiliation (as an Edo period punishment)
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
special; particular; peculiar; unique
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
youthful indiscretion; youthful enthusiasm; youthful excess
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
not necessarily so; is not always true
merry voices (e.g. of children playing)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far