concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
to get information; to find out; to get wind of
unexpected meeting; coincidence
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
to be found; to be discovered
arbitration; intercession; mediation
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
to tell someone's fortune; to forecast; to predict; to divine
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
thick growth of plants; plantation; shrubbery; thicket
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed
in-house; (on) the grounds; (in) the premises; hall; theatre; theater
joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side
reopening after renovation
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such)
nice person; good-natured person
to see through; to see the true nature of something