to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
to be softened; to calm down
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
living; lifestyle; living room
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to be reminded of; to call to mind
place; situation; position; location
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
drawing; diagram; plans; blueprint
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
other than; excluding; without
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
preliminary arrangements; spade work
each nation; many nations; many countries
official letter (from the Emperor, Prime Minister, etc.); personal message; handwritten letter; autograph letter
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
nod; inclination of the head
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
correction; rectification; mending; repair
reaching; attaining; arrival
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
don't you think?; indicates question