artificial object; man-made object; artifact; artefact
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to squander (one's money); to run through (one's fortune); to lose money (e.g. by gambling)
paying cash-in-hand; paying under the table
genuine; authentic; true; real
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
Latin alphabet; Roman alphabet; romaji; romanized Japanese; system of transliterating Japanese into the Latin alphabet
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
individual; one by one; separate; each
roots; origin; one's roots; ancestry
to uncover; to solve; to reveal
classification for Japanese verb with the dictionary form ending in "gu"; "ga" column or row of the kana syllabary
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180 ml; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 square meters; one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
to make something look better; to put into (good, better) shape; to put up a front; to pose; to pretend
right in front; just opposite; under the nose
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
temple; shrine; sanctuary
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
so what!; who gives a damn?
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
perpetual youth and longevity; immortality
wisdom; intelligence; sagacity
BC; Before Christ; biological and chemical (weapons)
to jump on (a horse); to jump onto (a bus, train, etc.); to jump into (a taxi)
great disaster; catastrophe; train wreck
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to rotate; to think over; to consider
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
main spindle; main shaft; linchpin; pivot; principal axis; main axis
accompanying; being in attendance on; inner offerer (any of the 10 high-ranking monks serving at the inner offering hall)
inexhaustibility; mutual financing association
cannonball; shot (in the shot put)
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
to turn against; to become an enemy
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
looking on; standing by and watching; sitting back and watching; remaining a spectator