detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material
lubricating oil; lubricant; lube; person or thing that makes things run smoothly; facilitator
nice; likeable; desirable
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
science and technology; scientific technique
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
to be hurtful; to resonate emotionally (with one)
sexual desire; sex drive; lust
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi
to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened
counselling service (counseling); life matters advice service
stamp (postage); merchandise certificate
submersion; inundation; being flooded
conference room; council room
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
internationalization; internationalisation; i18n (in IT)
to carry; to bring (to a place)
large amount of money; great cost
brushwork; handling of one's brush; command of one's pen; penmanship
to find out; to discover; to detect
wood grain; unpainted wood
practicality; utility; usefulness
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
mix; mixed-race person; multiracial person
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
remembrance; recollection; recognition
to differ; to be different; to run counter to; to change (into something out of the ordinary)
pencil case; pencil box; writing brush case
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
verbalizing; putting into words
dull; uninteresting; dry; insipid; boring; prosaic
flesh-and-blood; human; warm; compassionate; (lit.) blood-circulating
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise