translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
machine translation; automatic translation; MT
to not believe one's ears
polite language (e.g. masu, desu)
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
complete picture; panorama; what it all adds up to; bird's eye view; all-embracing portrait; overall perspective
an assortment; combination
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
first shrine visit of New Year
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
terrible luck; very bad luck
glove (esp. sports); mitt; grab
amplitude; degree of vibration; range of vibration; degree of instability
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
let's see what you've got; show me what you've got
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
rustling of leaves; rustling of grass
tone quality; sound quality
to recognize by sound (recognise); to identify by sound; to understand; to be reasonable
head start; initiative; preemption
creeping; crawling; sneaking
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
to think constantly about; to dwell on
success or failure; outcome; result
one place; the same place; (arch.) one person; (arch.) together
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative
economical; efficient; lean; compact
compact; compact (cosmetics); portable powder case
right hook (e.g. in boxing, etc.)
to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray