to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to pile up; to accumulate
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
to finger; to tamper (with)
breaking off; snapping off
small grain; small stature or ability
riches and honours (honors); wealth and rank
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
otter (Lutra lutra); Japanese river otter (Lutra lutra whiteleyi)
fishing industry; fishery
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
stone implement (e.g. stone age arrowheads); stone tool
building; construction; group effort by Buddhist practitioners; group activities by a community (e.g. cleaning, etc.)
building; construction; group effort by Buddhist practitioners; group activities by a community (e.g. cleaning, etc.)
wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability
arched beam used in shrine and temple construction
kaoliang; variety of sorghum, esp. used in making spirits
children's story; fairy tale
kitchen; financial situation
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
ordinary; in the past; usual; regular
how many years; how long; what year
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
to hull (rice, barley, etc.); to pound (rice); to polish (rice); to stamp (ore)
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
vajra (mystical weapon in Hinduism and Buddhism)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
pair; two kinds; two ways