union; joining; conjugation
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
haniwa; hollow unglazed terracotta figure from the Kofun period
earthen figure; clay figure; dogū; clay figurines from the late Jōmon period
bringing ruin upon oneself by extravagance in food
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
February; second month of the lunar calendar
by choice; of one's own free will; on one's own initiative; off one's own bat
cooperation; collaboration
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
professional sumo wrestling
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
please; somehow or other; one way or another
by the end of this month; before the month is out; in the course of this month
little finger; pinky; little toe
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
dividing for administrative purposes; partition; division
upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth
modern; up-to-date; art nouveau; Beaujolais nouveau (wine); vague; fuzzy
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
grand; far-reaching; ambitious
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
infantry (in the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force); general education curriculum
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs