skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to change (cars or horses); to transfer; to possess; to inspire
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
modernization; modernisation
painting something vermillion; lacquering something vermillion; vermillion-lacquered object
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
elegance; taste; refinement
Japanese pronunciation of a kanji (based on adopted Chinese pronunciations)
marbling print; paper marbling
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
and; thereupon; because of that
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
manufacturing method; recipe; formula
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
discussion; deliberation; consideration; investigation (into a suspect); inquiry; enquiry
initiative; prior consideration
factory; manufactory; works; mill
all; entire; whole; altogether
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
black porgy (Acanthopagrus schlegeli)
Japanese linden (Tilia japonica)
historical event; ancient event; tradition; folklore; legend
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
Nara prefecture (Kinki area)
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
frequent reflection (meditation)
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
thought; report on one's investigation into ...; deceased father
book; volume; this; present; main; head
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
curiosity; inquisitiveness
waste of time; killing time