model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
personal (affairs, reasons, etc.)
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
treat; banquet; feast; (arch.) running about
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
Kutani ware; style of Japanese porcelain
step; stride; counter for steps
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
reception room; parlor; parlour
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
fidelity; honour; honor; chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
(arch.) peoples formerly of northern Japan with distinct language and culture (i.e. the Ainu); provincial (i.e. a person who lives far from the city); brutish, unsophisticated warrior (esp. used by Kyoto samurai to refer to samurai from eastern Japan); foreigner; barbarian
still; as yet; as it has been
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
Latin-Japanese (e.g. dictionary)
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to accompany; to go with; to go together
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
book title; heading; topic; subject; Nichiren Buddhist chant
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study