help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
one's house; one's home; one's family
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
appropriation; misappropriation; making one's own
third day of the month; three days
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
and; thereupon; because of that
televising; broadcasting; airing
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
adviser; advisor; consultant
red rice (beans and mochi) for auspicious occasions
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
modesty; humility; being humble
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to put back in a good mood; to cheer up
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
something unusual; something odd; something out of the ordinary
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by