board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
plain; unfigured; patternless; solid (color)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
outstanding; excellent; remarkable
camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora); camphorwood; camphor laurel
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
gift; souvenir; curtain; handle (on a fusuma or shoji door)
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
carving; engraving; chiselled features
mid-January festival in northern Japan, with snow huts in which children play house; snow hut
to ask a high price; to overcharge
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
Japanese style; Japanesque; Japanism
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
atmospheric current; air current; airflow
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
yield; output; production
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
lumping together; summing up; bundle; lump; batch