to be selected (from among many people)
(appropriate to) time, place, occasion
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
to shave off; to scrape off
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
visual effect; visual effects (in filmmaking, etc.); VFX
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
communications intelligence (comint)
in a day; in a brief space of time
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
weariness; boredom; tedium; tiresomeness
inherent flavor; inherent flavour; natural taste; distinctive characteristic (of a person, work, etc.); peculiar quality; special ability
exquisiteness; charm; beauty; advantage; profit; gain
offensive smell; bad smell; foul smell; stench
smell of something rotten; rotten smell
Zen dialogue; Zen questions and answers
slim; slender; slight; delicate
pilaf topped with bechamel or other cheese-based sauce, then oven baked
to come to like a lot; to fall in love
early on; earlier on; from early
with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)
painful but pleasant (of a massage, stretching, etc.)
stiff neck; stiff shoulders
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
weather-beaten; bleached skull
human intellect; knowledge
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
enumeration; citation; listing
dull; uninteresting; dry; insipid; boring; prosaic
searching; hunting for news story; journalist
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
horn (musical instrument)
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
revolution; cataclysm; drastic change
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
enshrinement; installation (of an image)