bright; intelligent; clever; smart
conveyor belt sushi; sushi-go-round; sushi train; kaiten-zushi
conveyor belt; belt conveyor
Culture Day (national holiday; November 3)
national holiday; festival day
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
intimacy; affection; familiarity
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
one thing after another; out of the frying pan and into the fire
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
guard on sword, polearms, etc.; flange; brim; visor (e.g. of a hat)
to fly around; to scatter
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
to grind (e.g. coffee beans); to mill
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
knitting wool; woolen yarn; woollen yarn
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
slightly early; just before
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to to put in all one's effort
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
medical science; medicine
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
making something strong even stronger; solidifying something's chances; (lit.) (giving) a metal rod to an ogre
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in