Japanese laurel; spotted laurel; Aucuba japonica; live tree
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to apologize; to apologise
to look forward to something
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
participation; joining; entry; adherence
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
after that; afterwards; thereafter
single word; a few words; brief comment
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
Palace of the Dragon King; palace from the story of Urashima Taro (said to be located at the bottom of the sea)
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
go that far; to that extent
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
respiratory tract; air duct
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out