absorption; suction; attraction
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
metre; meter; meter; gauge
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
Japanese person; Japanese people
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
when it becomes; when it comes to
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
for example; for instance; e.g.
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
myself; yourself; I; me; you
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
pronunciation; production of sound
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
how; in what way; how about
one's frame of mind; way one looks at things
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly