thread-sail filefish (Stephanolepis cirrhifer); skinning (an animal); stripping (a tree of its bark); barking
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
influenced by; in response to; in the wake of; triggered by; following
pleasant feeling; good vibes
hottish; salty; somewhat hot; strict; harsh
dry taste (e.g. sake, wine); a liking for sake; one who likes sake; salty (taste); harsh; scathing
sweet flavour; sweet flavor; flattery; stupidity
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
hot taste; sharp taste; pungent taste; salty taste
sliced vegetables pickled in soy sauce
curry in a pouch; retort-pouch curry
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; device for making things; person who creates things
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; here and there; (sound of) walking slowly
unexpectedly; surprisingly
large room; green room; waiting room for performers when off stage; junior actor; actor of small parts; large hospital room (for several patients)
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
if you are prepared you don't have to worry; it's good to have a shelter against every storm
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
thing that reminds one of a particular season; poem about natural scenery; poem about a particular season
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
right to decide; having say (in a decision)
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
set of problems (e.g. in a textbook) in which previously learned skills are applied to real world situations; practical assessment
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
encircled flower seal (equiv. of a gold star awarded to children for good work at school)
neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
meteor; shooting star; falling star
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
un-; non-; negative prefix
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
report; notification; registration
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)