bank; banking institution
permanent preservation; permanent repository; keeping something permanently; preservation in perpetuity
measurement error; calculation error; discrepancy; deviation; difference
whitecaps; white-crested waves; thief
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
celebration (of a joyous occasion); blessing; giving one's blessing; blessing (from God)
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
to relate to; to have one's feelings understood
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
drinking party; banquet; feast
(fully) exposed; bare; uncovered; in full view; undisguised; broad (accent)
to break; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated (with); to be crazy (about)
failing to live up to one's name; being beaten by one's name
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180 ml; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 square meters; one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
distilled liquor; spirits; hard liquor; cachaça (Brazilian liquor)
(always) having ready; having on hand; being provided with; standing; permanent; regular
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
fire festival (often celebrating the absence of fires); New Year's ritual at Izumo Shrine; festival involving fire dedicated to the gods
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
tom yum goong (Thai soup dish)
middle of the night; dead of night
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
present (brought by a visitor); gift
recovery; return to form; regaining one's (usual) form; demodulation
snowmaking machine; snow cannon; snow gun
deep regret; bitter disappointment; chagrin; vexation
the whole sky; the firmament; the heavens; the empyrean
(Chinese-style) almond jelly; dessert of powdered and jellied apricot kernels with fruit
bitter melon (Momordica charantia); bitter gourd
chanpuru; champuru; Okinawan stir-fry dish, usually containing vegetables (especially bitter melon), tofu, meat or fish; jumble; mess; muddle
to sit down at the dining table (with someone); to eat with company; to share a table
after-party; second party (of the night); second meeting
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet