non-achievement (of a goal); failing to achieve
mania; enthusiasm; maniac; enthusiast; nut
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
chikuwa; tube-shaped fish paste cake
cabbage roll; stuffed cabbage
pounded fish cake; half a slice; half a ticket; ticket stub
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
mixing; compounding; dispensing (e.g. prescription)
study; research; investigation
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
twenty-first day of the month; twenty-one days
eleventh day of the month; eleven days
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
garage; carport; depot (trains, buses, etc.)
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn