having little knowledge (of); being ill-informed
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
terrace; bench (in geography)
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
stone knife (Jomon-period tool, shaped like a rice spoon)
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure
earthenware; unglazed (bisque-fired) earthenware
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
covered in mud; mud-caked
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
coherence; order; focus; point
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
(something) stopper (e.g. geridome is medicine for diarrhea)
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to lean against; to set against
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
outskirts; periphery; environs
with all one's strength; with all one's might
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
East-Asian lacquer; japan; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance