to scrape off; to rub off
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
opening; aperture (e.g. camera); opening one's mouth; beginning to speak; open; broad
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
8th day of the month; eight days
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
foster father; adoptive father
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to develop a relationship; to build intimacy; to deepen a friendship; to get acquainted
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
cerebral stroke; apoplexy
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to intend; to be sure that
head (of a university department); chairperson
competitive examination; screening examination
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
at a young age; while still young
clinical research; clinical study
motility; mobility; maneuverability
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
sieve; sifter; screen; screening (jobs, candidates, etc.)
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair