(written) explanation; instructions (e.g. on a product); explanatory label
analepticum; restorative medicine
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
sea urchin; seasoned sea urchin eggs
to polish up (on); to refine; to hone; to polish (by rubbing)
ocean; large sea; fabric pattern
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
yakuza; gangster; mobster; useless; worthless; good-for-nothing
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
work; business; company; study
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
family circle; one's circle (of friends, co-workers, etc.); private matters; internal affairs; conservative (e.g. estimate); moderate
whispering into a person's ear
sharp-eared; keen-eared; quick-eared
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
welcome (news); inviting; encouraging; tempting; hopeful
to get information; to find out; to get wind of
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
had better ...; had better not ...
gesture; gesticulation; motion
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
export; exportation; efferent
only; merely; but; no more than
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
paying for oneself; (at) one's own expense
cavity; tooth decay; decayed tooth; dental caries
asking for the moon; pining for what one doesn't have; thinking the grass is greener on the other side of the fence; asking for too much; asking for the impossible
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
knowing when to give up; good at letting things go; accepting failure with good grace; being a good loser
koicha; exceptionally dark, opaque matcha
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)