katsudon; pork cutlet served on top of a bowl of rice
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
after-treatment; post-treatment; post-processing; dealing with the aftermath
all-night vigil over a body; wake
fixed date; appointed day
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
one's own handwriting; autograph
bromide; publicity photograph of a movie star, entertainer, etc.
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
to relapse; to reassert; to review
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
passenger; traveller; traveler; tourist
atonement; the Atonement (of Jesus Christ)
sea level; (surface of) sea
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
snack (to have with a drink); side dish
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
on the sea; on the ocean; offshore
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
roadside tree; row of trees
university library; college library
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar