to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
dōsa; sizing solution made of alum and glue for treating washi
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
splendor; splendour; gorgeousness; showiness; gaudiness; extravagance
Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar
(printing) block; woodcut
lasciviousness; lechery; salaciousness; lust; sensuality; lewdness
two times; twice; two degrees
contrivance; to invent; to devise; to think out
two colours; two varieties; two types
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
large size (paper, book, etc.); ōban; large oval gold coin used in the Edo period
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
master; expert; expert board game player (chess, go, shogi, etc.)
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
origin; beginning; source; rise
Izumi (former province located in the southwest of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to ask; to enquire; to query
viewing and treating as one; regarding as the same; equating one thing with another; identification
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
East-Asian lacquer; japan; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)
three colours; three colors; triple run; winning hand containing the same chow in each of the three suits; triple pung; winning hand containing the same pung in each of the three suits
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include