to bring back; to restore
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
rough estimate; rough calculation; expectation; anticipation; plan
wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
coating (esp. lacquering)
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
doctor; PhD; exposition; fair; exhibition
blow striking with the flat of the sword; to slap; metal flattened by striking; tape; flat braid; type of flat ornamental hairpin made of silver and inscribed with a clan's crest or patterns of birds and flowers
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
to jump at; to be attracted by
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
lick; bottom card of the draw pile; (arch.) tasting (a nobleman's) medicine to see if it contains poison; (arch.) medicine taster
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
girl; lass; young thing; chick
to attempt; to test; to try out
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
with gusto; with wild abandon; enthusiastically; energetically
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
ten; 10; ten years of age
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
dust; trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit; hustle and bustle (of life)
oil bottle (esp. for hair oil); oilcup; font (in an oil lamp)
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding