wings of a stage; side stage; coulisse
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
powerful medicine; strong poison
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo); jump
original (that was parodied or acted as an inspiration for something else, etc.); source
Records of the Three Kingdoms (Chinese historical text)
Lu Bu (?-199 AD; Chinese general)
after making the rounds; after having passed through many hands; after going through many places; eventually
by extension; in turn; by the same token; in addition; as well; consequently
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
material; materials; data; information; documents
large amount of baggage; bulky baggage; cargo
outside the school; outside the university; unaffiliated with the university; off-campus; extramural
sunlight; sunshine; Nikkō (city in Tochigi); Suryaprabha (bodhisattva)
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
rafute; boned pork rib meat, cut into squares and stewed in awamori, soy, dashi broth and sugar
stew of cubed meat or fish (esp. pork belly or tuna)
awamori; strong Okinawan liquor distilled from rice or millet
(unrefined) brown sugar; muscovado
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
wicked smile; evil grin; sinister laugh
(overnight) stay; lodging; inn; hotel; night duty; anchorage
tsk-tsk (used to indicate that someone is mistaken); tut-tut
push-up (exercise); press-up
bulging (esp. stomach); sticking out
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
spreading one's legs open wide with knees bent, creating the shape of the letter M (pornographic pose)
licking; lapping up; (eating up) quickly; gobbling up
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl; to shift position (of an object)
wharf; bridge; jetty; pier
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
to come back; to bloom a second time