division into equal parts; equal parts
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
counterfeiting; forgery; fabrication
Japanese fiber banana (Musa basjoo)
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
besides; moreover; in addition
cut; clip; shear; reap; trim; prune
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
to prune; to trim; to reap (a crop) and put into storage; to harvest; to prune (a manuscript); to cut down
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
wretched life; life of misery
four (long cylindrical things)
arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent
dried codfish soaked in water for few days, and cooked almost to dryness in soy sauce and water (Kyoto speciality)
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
to devour; to bite to death
to make a fuss (about nothing); to be fussy; to be restless; to be cramped; to be claustrophobic
restlessly; fussily; anxiously; to be cramped; to be claustrophobic
to be manageable; to be able to handle
monopoly; monopolization; exclusive sales rights
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
busily; sedulously; laboriously; feverishly; fussily; worrying (about little things)
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
(raining) heavily; (water rushing) plentily; with white noise; with a buzz
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
to resound; to echo; to reverberate