bulky; massive; thick; heavy
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
about; concerning; related to; -ish
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
having enough of (food, drink, etc.); having one's fill; fully enjoying
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
even so; anyhow; at any rate
to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
press; print shop; printing office
to quicken; to speed up; to gather speed
reconfirmation; double check
manager (e.g. of a business, an idol, etc.); in a sports team (esp. at school) someone who does the routine drudge work
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
now that; since; so long as; because
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
in three days' time; two days after tomorrow
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
eighth day of the month; eight days
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha (5th c. BCE?)
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
France; French (language)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean