cased; boxed; precious; cherished; girl who has been sheltered from the world; one's special talent
small profits and quick returns
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; rice ball
vegetables; (edible) greens; blueback (any fish with a bluish back, such as the Japanese sardine)
plainly marked; notorious person
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
uppercase letter; capital letter; large character; large writing; the (kanji) character "dai" meaning "big"; huge character "dai" formed by fires lit on the side of a mountain in Kyoto on August 16 each year
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
direct method; indicative mood
persistence; single-mindedness
trouble; bother; number of moves (in go, shogi, etc.); number of punches (in boxing)
real thing; original; actual
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
one yen; throughout (an area); whole district
doorstop; door stop; door stopper
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
ascetic practice of silence
reality; actuality; hard fact
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
uneasiness; uncertainty; anxiety; apprehension; restlessness; insecurity
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
polite; courteous; hospitable
great nuisance; extremely annoying; quite embarrassing
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed