to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
pottery; earthenware; ceramics; (soft-paste) porcelain; china
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
little more than; only slightly better than; almost the same as
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
to lay down one's arms; to disarm; to demilitarize
arms; armament; taking up arms; arming oneself
prohibition; inhibition; ban
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
wearing a sword; being armed with a sword; sword
manners; etiquette; polite behaviour
point of view; viewpoint; standpoint; perspective; angle
nice; likeable; desirable
washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; restroom; lavatory; hand-washing (laundry, etc.)
gargling; rinsing one's mouth
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
meeting; greeting; welcome; person sent to meet a visitor
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
key; mode (in gagaku); time; tempo; meter (of a poem); metre; style
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to set (e.g. a diamond); to plug in (to a formula); to entrap; to take (someone) in
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for