cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
Wagyu (any of four breeds of Japanese cattle); Wagyu beef
speckled with white; salt-and-pepper (pattern, fabric, etc.); marbling (of beef); (of fish, chicken, shellfish, etc.) blanching by exposure to boiling and then icy water; formation of frost
fat (of meat); fatty meat
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
use; utilization; utilisation; application
enclosure; fence; storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.); partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies; mistress; castle
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
inside; interior; inner part
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
to overdo; to do too much
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
small number; few; minority
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)