sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
patina; antique look; elegant simplicity; well-trained voice
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
function; facility; faculty; feature
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to turn completely into; to become completely
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
airplane; aeroplane; plane; aircraft
functional beauty; beauty of function; simplicity and elegance of design
modern architecture; modernist architecture
decoration; ornament; trimmings
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
to ascend (the throne); to accede
katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum); Japanese Judas tree
imperial villa; royal villa; detached palace
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
reaching; attaining; arrival
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
traditional; customary; conventional
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to mistake (A for B); to misread
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
dwelling; house; residence; address
and various other things; and many other things; and more; and what not; and all that
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to lose one's mind; to lose control of oneself
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse