continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
native rock; natural rock
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
gemstone totem (esp. as jewelry); healing crystal
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
lack of relation (to); independence (of)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to have something (likely) come to mind; to be reminded of something; to understand a point
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to look around; to survey
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
everywhere; all over; throughout
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
Japan's old (lunisolar) calendar
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
twenty-fourth day of the month; twenty-four days
Records of the Three Kingdoms; Annals of the Three Kingdoms
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date