Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood of a conversation
hereabouts; around there; that area
salvation by faith in Amitabha; relying on others; depending on others
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
sliced ginger prepared in vinegar (served with sushi); pickled ginger; mimeograph; reprimand; rebuke; overly skinny person
fish of the genus Rhinogobius; dusky tripletooth goby (Tridentiger obscurus); common freshwater goby (Gymnogobius urotaenia); Japanese fluvial sculpin (fish, Cottus pollux)
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
in search of; in order to look for
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
narrow-minded; intolerant; petty
in a bad temper; cranky; crabby
to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
aforementioned; above-mentioned
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to lose completely; to waste; to let slip away
astonished; stunned; startled out of one's wits; thunderstruck; open-eyed astonishment
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
being driven into a corner; having no way out; being caught between a rock and a hard place
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
exclusive; attached to; specialist
greedy; avaricious; covetous
avarice; greed; covetousness; raga (desire)
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
selection; making a choice; sifting; decision to adopt or reject
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
bodhisattva; one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha; High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court); title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end