to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
mediocrity; the masses; ordinary run of men
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
Shimane (prefecture); (arch.) island country
Jin dynasty (of China; 265-420 CE); Chin dynasty
stone monument bearing an inscription (esp. memorial for future generations); stele; stela
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
(expression of) gratitude
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime
giving and receiving; transferring; transfer; changing hands
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
tortoise-shell divination
fishing industry; fishery
(sea) voyage; navigation; sailing; passage; cruise
catch (fishing); bag (hunting); haul
to trade in (commercial goods); to deal in; to sell
crawling on the ground; shuffling on one's knees; cripple
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
new rice field; newly developed rice field; wasteland or marshland newly reclaimed as a rice field (Edo period)
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights
inborn; innate; inherent; a priori
to live; to reside; to inhabit
aborted, stillborn or miscarried foetus (fetus); (arch.) newborn baby
going to serve one's lord; daimyo's alternating Edo residence; official attendance service (by a daimyo in the Edo period)
requisition; commandeering; conscription
side job; sideline; subsidiary business
abolition; elimination; extinction; discontinuation
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
caricaturing; turning a movie, novel, etc. into a manga; making a comic version of something
half a ri (distance measure)
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone