love birds; sickeningly sweet and soppy couple
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
company; friendship; association; (romantic) involvement; dating
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
new discovery; new invention
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryō period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
tapioca milk tea; pearl milk tea; boba milk tea
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
counter for laps or circuits; perimeter; Zhou dynasty (of China; approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty
standing close together in a disorderly way (of buildings, etc.); standing side by side; standing (for election) in (excessively) large numbers; (too many candidates) competing with each other
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
shop; store; establishment; restaurant
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
to be tonsured; to have one's head shaved; to become a monk
ascetic monk; trainee monk
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
large drop (of rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (e.g. grape, cherry)
rounding (off; a number); rounding half away from zero; rounding off (views); converging to a common opinion
entering (the marketplace); introducing (something) to the market; access; visiting a high-class or noble individual
in succession; one by one
another; one more; (not) quite; (not) very; lacking
two shot; photograph of two people (usu. male and female); photograph of a couple; man and woman being alone together; phone dating service that randomly connects two people for a conversation
brave figure; valiant figure; heroic figure; gallant figure
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts