rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
spell; charm; incantation; magic words
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
Avalokitesvara Sutra; Kannon Sutra
scriptural text; scriptures; sutras
dark clouds gather; threatening signs emerge; trouble is afoot
prepayment; advance payment
basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
nine parts; ninety percent; mostly; nine percent
to have an accident; to meet with an accident
the first bonito of the season
omen; fortune; effect (e.g. of prayers; as the result of intense training); efficacy
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
donation; contribution; endowment
basking (of animals with a shell or carapace, esp. turtles); sunbathing on one's stomach
roadside trees; row of trees
wish; desire; ambition; choice
southern bluefin tuna (Thunnus maccoyii)
Southern Ocean; Antarctic Ocean
Mediterranean Sea; Mediterranean sea (oceanography)
Pacific bluefin tuna (Thunnus orientalis)
with a splash; with a splosh; with a click (of a camera shutter); with a snap
each time; every time; thank you for your continued patronage; thank you for your support; hello; I'm coming in
being superstitious; acting superstitiously (for good luck)
male-female relationships; relations between the sexes; sexual relations
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
first year of junior high school; first-year junior high school student
studying very hard; studying like mad
examination in an academic subject; written test
passing mark; qualifying marks (score)
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; yo-ho!; heave-ho!
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to