(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
antiques; old works of art
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
porcelain; china; chinaware; ceramics; pottery
to encamp; to take up positions
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
polish; improvement; burnishing
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
spouse; wife; husband; partner
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
second marriage; remarriage
information; news; report; reward; retribution
study; library; den; home office; reading room
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to pick up; to find; to gather