making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
anywhere; here and there; common; run-of-the-mill; ordinary
important cultural property; important cultural asset
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
this world; this life; world of the living
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
intake port; water intake; sluice gate
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
lapis lazuli blue; bright blue; azure
stylish; smart; elegant; chic; refined; trim
to demolish; to tear down; to pull down
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
adds force or indicates command
abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy
hidden reserves of strength; latent energy; potentiality; real strength
one end; an end; part; fragment
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
joint; seam; joining point
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
to ask for too much; to expect too much
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
no, not like that (but like this)
already; now; no longer; not any more
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million