the five virtues; tripod; three or four-legged kettle stand; family crest in the shape of such an object
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
heating power; thermal power; firepower
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
proficiency; mastery; becoming proficient (in)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
bento; Japanese box lunch
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to eat a mouthful; to take a bite
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
just because; even if; even though
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
to discuss; to talk together
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
folk beliefs; folk religion
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to waste; to treat shabbily; to treat frivolously; to handle roughly; to treat without respect
memorial service for old needles