ventriloquism; throwing one's voice
mask; striking the head (kendo)
left side; left-hand side
Gautama Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
rapid development; rapid unfolding
attaining enlightenment; becoming a Buddha; entering Nirvana; going to heaven; resting in peace; dying (peacefully)
faculty of letters; college of letters; school of humanities
department (of a university or hospital); course (of study); branch of study; family
postgraduate course; graduate course; graduate program; graduate school (of)
centre; center; center fielder
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
venomous snake; poisonous snake
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
state (of the US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. of Canada); continent; province (of Japan); province (of ancient China); prefecture
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to be able to do; to be capable of doing
to have stiff shoulders; to feel ill at ease; to feel uncomfortable; serious; sober
completely satisfied; as pleased as can be
right side; right-hand side
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
that's all from me, and now the next speaker
as hoped for; as expected
spiritual; spiritual (religious song)
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
to look away; to turn away
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
to collapse (of a building, dream, plan, etc.); to be destroyed; to fall through; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; to be routed
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
rear right; back right; right and behind