interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
hot topic; talk of the town
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
even though; despite; when
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
half and half; fifty-fifty
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
in that way; like that; that way
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
longed-for; anxiously awaited
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
tip of the hand; (use of) one's hands; cheap trick; superficial wit; cheap; makeshift (e.g. measures)
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)