unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
cheater; unfaithful person; adulterer
teriyaki (meat or fish marinated in sweet soy sauce and broiled)
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); plagiarism; rip-off
good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
simply put; putting it simply; in short
to subsist; to keep on living
living thing; living creature; animal; life
ladybug (Harmonia axyridis); ladybird
organic farming; organic cultivation; farming without pesticides
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
release; emission; ejection
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
Caesarean section (Cesarean); C-section
in proportion to; just as much as
standing; reserve; always having ready
jersey (fabric); jersey; (sports) uniform; Jersey (cattle)
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
kaiseki; sophisticated traditional Japanese cuisine brought in courses; simple meal eaten before tea is served
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
looking everywhere; looking in all four directions; neighborhood; vicinity
to pry; to prize; to prise
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating