colour usage; color usage; use of colour
novel; original; new; innovative
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
company president; manager; director
two persons; two people; pair; couple
establishment (of a business); founding
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to make a display of one's originality (eccentricity); to deliberately act oddly (e.g. to get attention)
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
chamfering; beveling; bevelling; rounding the edges (of a vegetable); trimming the corners
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)
to have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (in an online game)
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
Fukui prefecture (Hokuriku area)
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
(arch.) large river (esp. the Yangtze); Lake Biwa
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
foreign; abroad; overseas
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person