to make a speech; to address
accompaniment for traditional performances (noh, kabuki, etc.); orchestra; band
Yamaguchi (city, prefecture)
common camellia (Camellia japonica)
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
sedge (Cyperaceae spp., esp. members of genus Carex)
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
no matter what anyone says; regardless of what is said
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
to succeed; to bear fruit
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
snake; serpent; large snake
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
frog; kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
white of the eye; cold, unwelcoming eyes
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
feeling of emptiness; sense of void
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
accumulation; accumulate; store
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
meeting place; assembly hall
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly