peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
service status (of a public transport line)
departure (of a train, car, etc.); starting; leaving
estimated time of arrival; ETA
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
boarding (a train, bus, etc.); getting into (e.g. a taxi)
place for ritual cleansing of hands and mouth with water when visiting shrines
zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
natto (fermented soybeans)
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; being hard pressed (for money); the four and eight kinds of suffering (birth, old age, disease, death, parting from loved ones, meeting disliked ones, not getting what one seeks, pains of the five skandha)
lost article; thing left behind; leaving something behind; forgetting something
to lose one's way; to get lost
forward; officious; impertinent; intrusive
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
to mistake (for something or someone else); to be unable to recognize
to ask a question; to ask questions
it is written that ...; ... is written; it says ...; it reads ...
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
in public; in company; in the presence of others
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
important point; point to make note of
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
goods on display; (an) exhibit; exhibition (of goods)
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
food; food products; foodstuffs