to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
to make a copy (of); to copy (down); to transcribe; to reproduce; to trace
tearoom; tea house; tea-ceremony room; tea arbour; tea arbor
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
Jesus (Christ); Christianity; Christian
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
civilized nation; civilised nation
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
southern sky; heavenly bamboo (Nandina domestica); nandina
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ); to be depressed; to feel down
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
test of one's strength; test of one's ability
Sinologist; scholar of the Chinese classics
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
correction; rectification; mending; repair
university professor; college professor
favourite aeroplane, camera or other machine (favorite, airplane)
the height of folly; sheer stupidity
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
sense of beauty; aesthetic sense; attention to one's appearance; grooming-consciousness
confused fight; brawl; melee; scuffle; free-for-all
to start; to begin; to commence
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
sudden change; complete change
interesting (personality, turn of phrase, etc.); pleasantly different; tasteful; attractive; charming
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
radioactivity; radiation; radioactive material
reality; real state of affairs; true state of affairs; true form of all things as they are; ultimate reality
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
celebration of complete recovery from illness
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence