hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)
tightly; exactly; precisely; close-fitting (e.g. suit); firm (body); lean
right mindfulness; true faith (in rebirth in the promised land)
big and round (esp. of eyes); round and cute; spinning; whirling; plump and round; chubby
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
smelling of men; reeking of male body odor; manly; macho
name one goes by; popular name; house name; name of a street; avenue name
tension; resilience (e.g. of hair); springiness; will power; spirit
rote memorization (memorisation); rote learning; indiscriminate memorizing (memorising)
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
whether you like it or not; no matter what one may do; in any event; in any case; (lit.) whether you laugh or cry
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
Buddha's birthday festival (April 8th); Vesak
statue of the birth of Buddha (right hand pointing at the heavens, left hand pointing at the earth)
throughout heaven and earth, I alone am the honored one
scented water used for purification; water offering to Buddha
Hydrangea macrophylla var. thunbergii (variety of bigleaf hydrangea); sweet hydrangea leaf; hydrangea tea
splashing (water); splashing about; vigorously; generously (e.g. pouring sauce); greatly (using or making money)
stature; body height; one's means; one's status; one's ability
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
natural; inborn; innate; inherent; characteristic
to be titled (e.g. a book); to be named
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
Genji and Heike clans; two opposing sides
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
Heike family; Taira family
intellectual power; mental capacity; intellect; intelligence; brains
in plain words; in plain terms; put simply
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
family name; lineage; birth; clan
to fit (inside something)
not yet fixed; undecided; pending; TBD
MVP (esp. in baseball); most valuable player
prize awarded for good effort; consolation prize