inflated price (assigned in anticipation of being haggled down); overcharging; exaggeration
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted; tenths reduced
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
third day of the month; three days
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
demonstration; presentation; stage show; performance
hard to reach place; remote place
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
to decorate with many bright colours (colors); to create a beautiful variegated pattern; to manipulate skillfully
first line (of a poem); first bars (of a melody)
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
together; mutually; fellow
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
scrutiny; digging into; excavation; inquiry into; enquiry into; prying
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
interest; fun; inspiration
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
again (and again); once again; yet again
to take a breath; to take a short rest
spare time; free time; time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
spare time; free time; time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
(pieces of metal, etc. hitting each other) noisily; cluttered; disordered; messy
orpiment; gamboge; falsification; alteration
Japan's best; number one in Japan
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless