onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
to go on about (one's love affairs); to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.); to speak fondly of
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
under examination; under test (e.g. device); on trial
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
to be uneasy; to be anxious; to fear
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
more than a friend (implies a degree of intimacy)
beyond this point; from now on; after this
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
Paramecium spp. (esp. Paramecium caudatum)
a long time ago; quickly; swiftly
long ago; a long time ago; already
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
contraband; taboo; strictly forbidden
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
to be lacking in options; to be too few
marking; grading; scoring
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
the whole day; all the day
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
languorous; weary; listless; somber; sombre; gloomy
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
conscious; deliberate; intentional
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for