linkage; entanglement; involvement; relationship; interaction
to rub together (e.g. one's hands)
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat); to be discouraged
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
flourishing; teeming with culture; aromatic; emitting an aroma
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
February; second month of the lunar calendar
March; third month of the lunar calendar
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
information session; briefing; explanatory meeting
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
to spread; to be propagated
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
diligent; hardworking; healthy; fit; (arch.) faithful; (arch.) devoted
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
inexpert or untrained eyes
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
using as an intermediary; through
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
annual (plant); first-year student
to stare back at; to look back at
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
self-consciousness; self-awareness
competent; suitable; qualified
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)