craftsman; artisan; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
wintertime; winter season
heresy; evil ways; sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
personification; impersonation; embodiment
to install (a king, emperor, etc.); to appoint (to a post); to promote; to assign (to study under)
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
immediately; right away; on the spot
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
dropping; unloading; grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; grater; using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.)
trouble; bother; annoyance
(another's) daughter; young lady
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
cooking stove; burner (gas, electric, etc.); range; cooktop; hob
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
to be cooked; to have finished cooking
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
every place; various places
assortment; product lineup
to pile up; to accumulate
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to make up a shortfall; to cover a shortage; to compensate for a shortage; to fill a gap
to get accustomed to using
antipathy; reluctance; resistance
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to become dim; to become blurred
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
to have a taste (of something); to sample; to try