to puzzle; to perplex; to bewilder; to delude; to mislead; to fascinate
biidoro; poppin; glass toy that makes a soft popping sound when blown into; glass
front and back; inside and outside; two sides; duplicity; double-dealing; being two-faced
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side; behind the scenes
admiration; appreciation; enjoyment; viewing (for pleasure)
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
copy; duplicate; facsimile; cc (on e-mails); carbon copy
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
surroundings; environs; circumference
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
(made of) leather; leather-bound
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
exceedingly; extremely; exceptionally; unexpectedly
people; men and women; each person; everybody
Buddhist (household) altar
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
box made of paulownia wood; paulownia box
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
spacious; roomy; large; extensive (business, dealings, etc.); large (scale); broad
various countries; various regions; various provinces
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
two persons; two people; pair; couple
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
make; manufacture; -made; made of ...; made in ...
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
leisure; leisure time; spare time
possession; having (on one's person); carrying (with one)
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
general classification; broad categorization
entirely domestically produced; 100% domestically made
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
manners; customs; public morals; sex service; sex industry