new discovery; new invention
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
standing together in a disorderly fashion; standing close around; crowding together; flooding in (applicants, election candidates, etc.)
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
to be tonsured; to have one's head shaved; to become a monk
ascetic monk; trainee monk
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
large drop (rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (grape, cherry, etc.)
rounding (fractions); rounding half up
entering (the marketplace); introducing (something) to the market; access; visiting a high-class or noble individual
in succession; one by one
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
photograph of two people, usu. male and female; man and woman being alone together; phone dating service where a couple are randomly connected for a conversation
brave figure; valiant figure; heroic figure; gallant figure
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
to close (one's eyes); to shut
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large
oxygen deficiency; oxygen shortage; lack of oxygen
elasticity; resilience; flexibility; adaptability
adhesion; stickiness; viscosity