repairing pottery with a lacquer mixed with gold, silver, etc.
appeal made directly to a senior official without going through formalities
ranking wrestler in the makuuchi (senior-grade) or juryo (junior-grade) divisions
carving knife; butcher's knife; cleaver; meat chopper
grandpa; grampa; grandfather
overdose; excessive consumption
bedridden; confined to bed
match fixing; put-up job; fixed game
withdrawal symptoms; abstinence syndrome
donation; contribution; endowment
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
(of fire) to spread; to extend itself
ideal land; earthly paradise; Utopia; Arcadia
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
oracle; revelation; divine message
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots)
individual; one by one; separate; each
record (e.g. LP); record (e.g. in sports); record (data structure)
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
tachibana orange (Citrus tachibana)
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
dignity; majesty; sanctity
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
recuperation; medical treatment
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn