earthenware; unglazed (bisque-fired) earthenware
Jōmon period (ca. 14000-1000 BCE)
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
-off (price reduction); discount; -coated; -plated
pair; set of two; pair-oared boat; pair; two of a kind
to combine parts of two different things into a new thing; to compromise; to balance out
to carry around; to be roundabout (speech, actions, etc.); to be indirect
stickily; glutinously; persistently; insistently; tenaciously
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
to get a lucky dice roll; to get what one hoped for; to have fortune smile upon one
nice to see you; good morning; good evening; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
vehicle; conveyance; (means of) transport; ride (at a fair, amusement park, etc.); attraction
unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
with a light pull; with a gentle tug; with a small motion
with a thud; with a flump; with a crash; (falling) heavily
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
penalty for contract breach; forfeit
shear (wind, fluids); chicken gizzard
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
place for boarding vehicles; bus stop; bus terminal; railway platform; taxi stand; jetty
watering hole; watering place
even if not; even without
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
difficult to get into; not be easily influenced into joining some mood or activity
to start rowing; to begin to row; to row out (e.g. to sea); to pull out; to start pedaling; to begin to pedal
fine view; beautiful sight
(innocent) mind of a child; childish mind
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
uncertain; indefinite; vague; ambiguous; equivocal; dubious
lighting up; illumination; floodlighting
screw; screw propeller; screw
fair; fair ball; fair (event)
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
to put back in a good mood; to cheer up