earthenware; unglazed (bisque-fired) earthenware
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
correction; revision; amendment
misprint; typographical error; typo
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
child or doll used as a vessel for a spirit invoked by a shaman or miko
divine possession; eccentric behavior; fanaticism
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
script; libretto; scenario
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
thick; deep; kind; cordial; serious (of an illness); abundant
power; authority; might; influence; dignity; majesty
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
the last days; the final years; the last generation
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
platform; stage; upper seat; pulpit
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging
prayer service for a good crop
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)