barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
Miyamoto Musashi (1584-1645)
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
lost article; something forgotten
unable to speak; inarticulate; mute; speechless; tongue-tied
foreign-made car; imported car; paddle wheel
table tennis table; ping-pong table
Machisu; Matisse; Matthies
person of mixed parentage; crossbreed; Eurasian; hybrid; crossbreed
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
glass bottle; glass jar; phial; vial
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
online communications; personal computer communications (esp. pre-Internet); pre-Internet online service
Zürich (Switzerland); Zurich
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
fusion point; melting point
900; nine hundred; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot
safe; strongbox; cashbox; depository; cash office; treasury
long ago; a long time ago; already
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
value; worth; merit; estimation; evaluation; appraisal
to be mad about; to be hooked on