to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
very slowly; sluggishly; with a grumble; while complaining
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
second day of the month; two days
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to dry up completely; to become stale
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
short pause; short interval
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
to be choppy (of waves); to be rough; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to beat fast (of a heart); to be in turmoil; to be in discord
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
Metal Dragon (17th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1940, 2000, 2060)
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
to cast; to mint; to coin
burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
going up and down; ascent and descent; climb and descent
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
fabric; cloth; textiles; measure of kimono material
variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; 300 tsubo (991.74 meters square, 0.24506 acres); six ken (10.91 m)
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
pongee; soft thin cloth woven from raw silk
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
misfortune; bad luck; unlucky year; critical year; (arch.) smallpox