symbol used in place of a censored word (e.g. blank, circle, X, asterisk); turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
to take root (of a plant); to strike root; to root; to become established (e.g. of an idea, a movement); to take hold; to take root
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
and so; therefore; for that reason
attack; offence; top (dominant partner of a homosexual relationship); barrage (of); flood (of)
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
to clash; to collide; to conflict; to meet (by chance); to come across; to run into
habitat isolation; compartmentalization; segregation; isolation
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis
look; appearance; spectacle; sight; observation meditation; outlook on ...
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
(informal) discussion; talk; (formal and tedious) talk; lecture; admonition; reprimand
to be arranged (flowers, etc.); to be on display; to be buried
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
being able to hear everything (esp. when one was not intended to)
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front of a coat, kimono, etc.); collar area
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
unable to get along; unable to cooperate; unable to hit it off; not seeing eye to eye
leadership; initiative; spearhead
cooperation; conciliation; harmony; coordination
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
bossy person; self-appointed manager; bossyboots
top recommendation; something highly recommended
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
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
picking out; choosing; picking (someone) up (in a vehicle); pickup (in a record player); (phono) cartridge; pickup (truck)
word of mouth; comments written online (about a product, service, etc.); online reviews
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
sentiment; sentimentality
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
to become used to calling (someone by a certain name)
to be crabby; to be unsociable; to be snippy; to be irritable
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at someone's expense)
young woman who uses the usually male first person pronoun "boku"
way of talking; speaking style