to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
Japanese syllabary; kana; aiueo
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
discovery; detection; finding
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
degeneration; retrogression
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
vigorous; cheerful; assertive
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; eternal life and prosperity
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to dis; to diss; to disrespect
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
someone who is in their element; (lit.) fish that has found water
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
to combine parts of two different things into a new thing; to compromise; to balance out
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
close; intimate; on good terms
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
to shake; to sway; to waver
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
match (contest); to match with; to go well with