boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
loose articles (not packaged with other things); bulk items; individual items; coins; small change
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
action of making something; -ification
classic example; classic case; textbook example; representative example; typical case
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
time; season; period; phase; stage
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
observation; survey; watching
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
being produced in a particular region; local specialty
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
people; men and women; each person; everybody
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
origin; beginning; source; rise
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
natto (fermented soybeans)
to find fault (with trivial matters); to scold over minor things; to get angry over trifles; to raise one's eyebrows
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
common saying; popular version; folklore; tradition
Japanese person; Japanese people
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a printing type)
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
origin; appearance of auspicious omen
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
temple office (for receiving offerings or donations); (historical) office for storing land taxes