head of a police station; chief of a police station; superintendent
Machaerina rubiginosa (species of tropical sedge); woven mat made of Machaerina rubiginosa root
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
(small) knife; short sword; small sword
experienced; seasoned; veteran
police officer; policeman; policewoman
hey there; I say; see here
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
lathe; potter's wheel; windlass; pulley
prince of royal blood; Imperial prince
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
plain wood; unfinished woodwork
not insignificant; not to be sneezed at
dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)
lacquerware; painting; coating
white background; blank; female virgin
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks
popular name; common name; given name
glutinous rice with red beans (eaten on celebratory occasions); mochi rice with red beans
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
mochi wrapped with sweet bean jam
utensil made by hollowing out wood
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
tachibana orange (Citrus tachibana)
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
ancestor who rejuvenated a dynasty or a family
originating (something); coming up with the idea; starting (something); spiritual awakening; resolution
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
objection; dissent; protest
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself