to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
extraordinary; exceptional; unprecedented; solecistic; non-standard; irregular
useless; vain; aimless; idle
imitation; counterfeit; fake; sham; ersatz (object)
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
sake cup; small deep porcelain bowl for serving food
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
several hundred; hundreds (of)
kind; sort; species; species
stroke of the brush; touch; literary style
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
stripe; bar; streak; (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
three generations; third generation immigrant; sansei; the third (e.g. Henry III)
period; Nihon Shoki (second oldest work of Japanese history, compiled in 720 CE); Nihongi; Kii (former province located in present-day Wakayama and southern Mie prefectures)
lacquer ware; lacquerware; lacquer work; lacquerwork
woodworking; woodwork; woodworker; carpenter
metalwork; metalsmith; goldsmith
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
household items; furniture; furnishings; (arch.) bow and arrow
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support
convention; usage; old customs; old etiquette
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
ukiyo-e; ukiyoe; Edo-period woodblock print
to seem ...; to look ...; to appear ...; to feel ...; to behave like ...
personality; style; appearance
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
intimacy; affection; familiarity