to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over
Boston bag; overnight bag; traveling bag (travelling)
suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
receipt; cash-register slip
light eating; spare diet; not eating much
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
trip abroad; overseas travel
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
foster parent; foster parents; (pet) caretaker
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
you learn, without realising it, from what is around you; (lit.) a shop-boy near the temple gate will recite sutras untaught
experience is the best teacher; custom makes all things easy; you learn best by doing; practice makes perfect; (lit.) it is better to grow accustomed than to be taught
rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area
drainage; draining; sales
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous
going down; fall; knocking down (in boxing); flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
job hunting; job searching
constant; invariable; chronic; everlasting
getting rich quick; making a killing; making a fortune at a single stroke
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
very popular; highly favoured
publication; edition (e.g. morning, evening, special); published in (year); publication frequency (e.g. daily, monthly)
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
bookworm; bibliophile; bibliophage
small number; few; minority
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
sending back; return to sender
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
peaking out; peaking; passing the peak; declining (after reaching a peak)