one's background; one's history; one's circumstances; one's merit; asset; strong point
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
workshop; Heian and Kamakura-period furniture workshop (established in temples and various government bodies); Edo period office which administered tenders for arms, armor, etc.
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
mat (made of pieces of split bamboo or reeds tied together)
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
the very best; excellent; superb
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
small boat used for transport on rivers (Edo period); barge; boat with a roof used for boating on a river; (arch.) small boat selling food and drinks on a river
traditional Japanese handball game
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
traveler; traveller; stranger
vasculum; case for botanical specimens; satchel; small leather bag
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing