East-Asian lacquer; japan; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
(not) even once; (not) ever
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
offender; criminal; culprit
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
don't you think?; indicates question
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
excellent article; fine item; rare beauty; masterpiece; gem
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
commencing with; including
holder (of a record, title, permit, etc.)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
at once; immediately; right now
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
boxed lunch bought at a station (often a local specialty); sexual position in which one person stands supporting the other
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
sorry; excuse me; thank you
bill (at a restaurant); check
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder