showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
crushing; squashing; crumpling; crinkling (into a broad smile); forming creases; forming wrinkles
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
bell cricket (Meloimorpha japonicus); (arch.) pine cricket (Xenogryllus marmoratus)
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
avatamsa (flower adornment, as a metaphor for becoming a buddha); Avatamska sutra; Kegon (sect of Buddhism)
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
Jizo (esp. statue); Kshitigarbha; Ksitigarbha
school of one's (first, second) choice
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
first thing in the morning
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
each field; various circles
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to look away; to turn away
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
jam-packed (physically or of schedule, etc.); grinding noise; precisely; correctly (e.g. when working, etc.); acrida cinerea; oriental longheaded locust