material; materials; data; information; documents
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle
discovery; detection; finding
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
to be caused by; to result from; to arise from; cause; origin
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
painter; artist; illustrator
to work together; to strive together; (lit.) to form a tag team
pushing forward (undaunted); pushing on (toward a goal); striving (for)
with repeated sharp blows; whack after whack; strictly; harshly; vigorously; singlemindedly
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
daybreak; dawn; gray of the morning (grey); dawn (of a new age)
look; appearance; spectacle; sight; observation meditation; outlook on ...
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
question; inquiry; enquiry
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
background knowledge; prerequisite knowledge
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
normal temperature; room temperature; constant temperature; fixed temperature
to get goosebumps; to have gooseflesh
abrasion; scrape; graze; paratripsis