to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
it's been a long time; long time no see
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
intelligence network; information network
support; backing; patronage
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
to add (to what was said before); to say in addition
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
evening meal; supper; dinner
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
to accept (something) with thanks
many; numerous; various; large number of
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to rebuild; to reconstruct
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
furnishings; implements; equipment
in the same way as; just like
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
white fish; fish with white flesh
grilling (fish) with salt; broiling with salt; boiling seawater to get salt
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
light seasoning; mild flavour; bland taste