rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
mixing; blending; adding; adulteration
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)
saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
factory; manufactory; works; mill
constant; persistent; indecisiveness; usual; normal
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
curiosity; inquisitiveness
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
rise and fall; ups and downs; welfare; vicissitudes
jūbako; multi-tiered food box
toothpick; skewer for eating moist wagashi (steel, bamboo, etc.)
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
major cleanup; spring cleaning
day-by-day renewal; rapid progress
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
gelidium jelly strips (made from agar-agar); prostate orgasm
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
educator; teacher; educationalist
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
Chinzei sect (of Pure Land Buddhism)
extinguishing; dying out (of a fire); putting out
construction; architecture (of buildings)