split; division; break up
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
early (days); initial stage; initial
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
charcoal making; charcoal maker; charcoal-roasted; charcoal-grilled
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
progress; advance; improvement; development
charcoal; charred remains
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
living room (Japanese-style)
branch office; agency; sub-branch
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
holding one's ground; defending local authority
new invention (discovery)
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
Joseph's-coat (Amaranthus tricolor); tampala
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)