spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
movie projector; film projector; cine projector
to show one's age (e.g. to start creaking at the joints); to wear out (e.g. machinery)
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
scrutiny; scanning; taking a good look
emphasis; stress; main point; point of a lever where force is applied
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
tool; implement; means; furniture
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
artifact spirit; in folk belief, long-lived objects (household objects, living beings, nature, etc.) become inhabited by a spirit
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
leaving something where it is; abandoning something
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to throw at; to turn; to raise
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
to make an appearance; to show up
outside world; physical world
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
to move (house); to change residence
worldwide; common to the whole world; universal
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound