idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)
one of Japan's foremost; leading in Japan
rice-producing region; rice seller; rice shop; restaurant serving or specializing in rice dishes
home area; home town; local
to neglect; to leave undone; to lay aside
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
like this; in this way; as you see
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
in the morning; during the morning
district court; local court
trial; judgement; judgment
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
spot; point; place; position
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
at that time; in those days
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; mine; colliery; owner of a mountain; operator of a mine
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
credibility; trustworthiness
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she