stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
inspection; examination; survey
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
marked person (by the police, etc.); person to be watched; person considered dangerous; person on a watchlist
to lose sight of; to miss
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
muffler (often fur); scarf; comforter
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
square shape; oblong; rectangle
kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis); jade (gem); beautiful lustrous colour similar to that of the kingfisher's feathers
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
string-fastener; drawstring on pouch or purse (handbag)
jeweler; gem dealer; jeweler's (jewelry) shop
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
exotic non-Japanese wood (rosewood, ebony, blackwood, etc.); imported wood
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
Chinese goods; imported goods; (arch.) secondhand goods; (arch.) old furniture
to approach; to draw near
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet