in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
details; particulars; detailed; minute; detailed statement
escaping the summer heat; going somewhere cooler during the summer; summering
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
hewn stone; quarried stone; ashlar; flagstone
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
counter for scraps, fragments, petals, etc.
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
sun (approx. 3.03 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
however; nevertheless; but; and yet; whereas; while
(not even) a little; (not even) a tiny bit
carving; engraving; sculpture; tattoo
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
colouring; coloring; colouration; coloration; painting
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
ninja implement (shuriken, etc.)
notables; dignitaries; illustrious families; clear; plain; obvious
clearly; distinctly; vividly
occasionally; now and then; from time to time
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); a noun read using its on-yomi
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
to state; to express; to mention
to be engrossed; to be enthralled
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
coming to nothing; bubble on the surface of water; something that is short-lived
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)