personification; anthropomorphization
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
to perform; to play; to act
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
crunchy; gritty (sand, pebbles, etc.)
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
closing of a gate; (Edo-period) house confinement
Zen meditation; meditative consultation with the head abbot
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
ankle; malleolus; ankle bone
monetary offering; offertory
pressing one's hands together in prayer; triangular frame of a thatched roof; yours sincerely; yours truly
polygon; -gon; Japanese rectangular envelope (opening on the short side)
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering
round shape; circle; circular form
macrocosmos; macrocosm; the universe; the cosmos
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
nun; bitch; Amagasaki, Hyogo; Amazon (online retailer)
alcohol dependency; alcoholism
advance payment; money paid in advance
to skip out on one's bar bill; to drink oneself to ruin; to drink everything vigorously; to get wasted
appointed day of delivery; time for payment
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
stinging hair (of a nettle, caterpillar, etc.)