stern; grave; solemn; sobersided
one hundred-thousandth; sudden; abrupt; unexpected
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
salted rice-bran paste for pickling; mashed green soybeans
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
January; first month of the lunar calendar
same village; that village
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
evangelist; evangelistic worker
Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral
Dawson (Canada); D'Ohsson; Dorson
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
innumerable; countless; numberless
in; on; at; during; in the condition of
tone quality; sound quality
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to pretend (e.g. to be a good father)
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
large number (of); many; majority
research material; experimental material
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
successively; one after another
Japanese classical musical instruments
ability; performance; efficiency
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full