to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
love; adoration; being fond of; having a passion for
quickly; briefly; rashly; carelessly; (flowing) in trickles
substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect
nationwide; countrywide; national; throughout the country
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
distance; difference; gap; disparity; gulf; chasm
(sense of) cleanliness; (sense of) freshness; clean impression
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
coarse salt; unrefined salt
Japanese pepper (species of Sichuan pepper, Zanthoxylum piperitum); Japanese prickly ash
leg; leg (of a race, competition, etc.)
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
cutting in round slices; round slice; dividing into groups (e.g. by ability)
kabayaki; loach or eel dipped and broiled in soy-based sauce
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
midsummer day of the ox (traditionally marked by eating eel)
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
three and eight; Arisaka Type 38 rifle
quantitative; concerning the quantity
day of the Ox (esp. in midsummer or midwinter)
season (for fruit, seafood, etc.); best time of the year (for); in vogue; popular; hot
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
or; otherwise; furthermore; also; (arch.) perhaps; (arch.) by some chance; (arch.) that being said
shrimp (infraorder Caridea); small shrimp, prawn or lobster
mixed vegetable and seafood tempura
glutinous rice with vegetables, esp. wild plants
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
large, broad-shouldered physique (esp. that of a middle-aged man); big build
to gain a reputation; to make oneself famous
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
for convenience; as a matter of convenience
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
bad pun; corny joke; worn-out joke; dad joke
calm; peace; serenity; composure; equanimity; presence of mind