alright; of no concern; unproblematic; okay; fine
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
shaku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 18 ml; shaku; traditional unit of area, approx. 0.033 meters square
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to go (to); to make one's way (to); to visit
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
like this; this sort; this way
what kind of business; what sort of matter
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
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)
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
fancy box; decorated box; vanity case; cosmetics case
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
round shape; circle; circular form
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
here and there; in places
East Asian lacquer; japan; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)
to peel off; to come off; to flake off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
black lacquer; black-lacquered object; jet black
vermilion lacquer (made by mixing vermilion into clear lacquer)
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
quotient; business; merchant; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
rough (estimate, summary, etc.); broad; general; careless (e.g. work); sloppy; crude