taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
exclusive; attached to; specialist
personal feelings; self-interest
eagle (Accipitridae family)
even though; despite; when
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
to appease; to suppress; to calm
unrequited love; one-sided love
to use one's own judgement; to not be swayed by others; to have confidence in oneself
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
modest; reserved; quiet; humble
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
to pour (into a vessel); to fill (a cup, bowl, etc.) with; to dish out (food or drink)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
fast-talking; rapid talking
(metaphor for) something unusually fast; (lit.) fleeing hare
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
speech and conduct; words and deeds
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
to have no chance (of succeeding)
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
thickly (filled with smoke or steam)
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
to proceed though deadlocked; to be carried over (e.g. to next meeting); to go into a shootout (e.g. sport)
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
musical note; note symbol; phonetic symbol (incl. the kanji and kana-doubling symbols, vowel-lengthening symbol, etc.); part of a kanji for which the role is primarily to represent the pronunciation (as opposed to the meaning)
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
usage; way to use; utilization
comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)