seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
pronunciation; production of sound
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
sword bean (Canavalia gladiata)
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
meow; miaow; cat; sexual intercourse; making out
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
to be photographed; to be projected
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
sovereign; ruler; head of state
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
founding a country; opening of a country (e.g. Japan) to the world; ending (a policy of) national seclusion
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
league; federation; union; alliance
early on; earlier on; from early
pork miso soup; miso soup with pork and vegetables
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
taro (Colocasia esculenta); dasheen; eddo
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
favorite (top choice) for the championship (favourite); best bet for the title