matter causing distress; something causing worry
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)
sympathy; compassion; pity
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
January; first month of the lunar calendar
thirty-first day of the month; thirty-one days
the seven spring flowers; the seven fall flowers; the seven autumn flowers; the seventh of January; Festival of Seven Herbs
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
wax gourd (Benincasa hispida); ash gourd; white gourd; winter melon
munching; devouring; gobbling up; (arch.) shaggy; (arch.) disheveled; (arch.) unkempt
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
bento; Japanese box lunch
only; merely; but; no more than
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
person in charge; official; attendant
announcement of time; time signal; news report; newsletter
to strain (one's stomach); to bear down (during childbirth); to push down
safely; without incident; without mishap; in peace; peacefully; quietly
to be born; to come into the world
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
great laughter; burst of laughter
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is