wooden framework; wooden frame; timberwork
shoulder mark; shoulder board; epaulette; epaulet
round and cute (esp. of eyes)
pigment; coloring; colouring; colorant; colourant
to relate; to narrate; to describe; to confer (a rank)
to say this and that (about); to say (critical) things; to criticize; to be critical (about); to find fault (with); to complain
per person; per capita; per head
ideally; if one were to wish for more
search for a husband for one's daughter
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
blue cloth; blue ground; blue background
magical; sorcerous; supernatural
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
main; principal; chief; primary; major
enterprising man; businessman; industrialist
financial power; financial means; wealth
local specialty; special product (of a region)
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion; metal wire with a prop animal (e.g. butterfly, bird) attached to the end; rod used to control the arm of a puppet (in bunraku)
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
impudence; audacity; shamelessness; effrontery
blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)
to underrate; to make light of
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
view of marriage; outlook on marriage; attitude towards marriage
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
interests and preferences
neglected garden; abandoned garden; closing down (of a zoo, kindergarten, etc.)
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny; brightly; clearly
remaining an idle spectator; looking on unconcernedly (doing nothing)
crash; smash; crunch; bang
to settle; to finish; to bring to an end
arrogant; impudent; haughty; boastful