very small fraction (of); very small proportion; very small part; tiny bit
to tame (an animal); to domesticate
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
study of foreign languages; linguistics
making (a manga, video game, etc.) into an animated film or TV series; anime adaptation
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
reference (e.g. to a dictionary, passage, footnotes); consultation; comparison; browsing (to a file or folder)
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
bolt from the blue; great surprise
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
talk about divorce or separation
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
operation (of a machine); running; working (and earning money); workload; deployment (e.g. to a production environment); release
water plant; aquatic plant; waterweed; hydrophyte
breeding; propagation; reproduction; multiplication; increase
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
goods; merchandise; commercial items
counter for pairs of socks, shoes, etc.
flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo); jump
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
neighborhood; neighbourhood; street; block; town
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
cast (of a film, play, etc.); cast member; casting (a line); casting (video, audio, etc.); (type) casting
to turn up (of evidence, etc.); to become known; to be arrested; to be caught (of a criminal); to be moved to a higher position (of a body part); to be raised (e.g. of a hand to ask a question)
galge; video game centered on interactions with attractive anime-style girls
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
womanizer; philanderer; playboy
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
not yet fixed; undecided; pending; TBD
tangible and intangible; material and spiritual
tax counsellor; tax counselor; licensed tax accountant
to dent; to indent; to depress; to humiliate
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
16th day of the month; 16 days
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute