made in Japan; Japanese-made
rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; uncool; unstylish
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
feeling; sense; impression
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
gem; jewel; precious stone
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
(not so) much; (not) very
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
sun (approx. 3.03 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
drawing pictures; painting pictures; taking photographs
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
by some chance; somehow; in some way; somehow or other; one way or another; by any means possible
journal; magazine; periodical
ladies' magazine; women's magazine
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
without; but if; otherwise; or else
eating between meals; snacking
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
frame (e.g. picture frame, decorative door frame, etc.)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
brilliance; splendour; splendor; lustre; luster
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
outskirts (of a town); run-down district