Nihon Keizai Shimbun (Japanese newspaper)
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
East-Asian lacquer; japan; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)
lacquerware; painting; coating
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
light; faint; pale; fleeting
association; fellowship; change (of season, year, etc.)
in this manner; in this way; like this
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
relatedness; associativity; relation; relationship; relevance
pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure
bun (hairstyle); chignon; topknot
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
distinction; differentiation; classification
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
maniac (as in rabid sport fan); enthusiast
globalization; globalisation
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to order; to command; to appoint
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
Europeans and Americans; Westerners
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
Japanese representative; Japanese delegate; Japanese delegation