asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
question; inquiry; enquiry
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
printing type; movable type; printed text; print
Hyogo prefecture (Kinki area) (Hyougo)
to print; to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
licentious; profligate; dissipated; riotous; wild
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to force open; to push open
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
honor; honour; glory; (arch.) prosperity
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
to pick up; to find; to gather
drive; trip by car; to (go for a) drive; to go on a trip by car; to drive (e.g. a car); to drive (innovation, change, etc.)
to order; to command; to appoint
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
military personnel; soldier
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking