cultivation; nurture; culture
examination results; test result; test outcome
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early
to leave (a scene); to step away
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
how long; how far; how much
monthly publication; monthly issue
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
Q&A; question and answer
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
seven wonders (of a particular area); total mystery; enigma; conundrum
hail (e.g. of bullets); barrage; storm; rain and hail
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
watchdog; chaperone; watcher
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
one mountain; pile (of something); heap; hump; worst part; large profit
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
chestnut rice; rice boiled with chestnuts
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
rice cooked with matsutake
return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)
skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis); oceanic bonito; victorfish