to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to perfect; to detail; to polish; (arch.) to make (inside something)
to pay attention; to be watchful
to prostrate oneself before
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
special Nara-period administrative division for areas containing a detached palace (Yoshino and Izumi); secretary; third highest-ranking officials in the Dazaifu
younger scholar; future reference
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
workshop; studio; atelier
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
fingerprint recognition; fingerprint authentication
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
unveiling a Buddhist image; public exhibition (of a Buddhist image); revealing something that is supposed to remain hidden; opening a gambling house; holding a gambling party
drawing; painting; doodling; sketching
growing light (e.g. at dawn); pale; appearing dumb; talking in an obvious way
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
bright white (esp. for snow and ice); brilliant white
laboratory animal; experimental animal
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
Pau (France); Poe; Po (river in Italy)
slight; light; thin; faint; dim
quickly; briefly; rashly; carelessly; (flowing) in trickles
the way one works; one's working manner
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
feeding (animals); provisioning
yogurt; yoghurt; yoghourt
nursing; care; caregiving; caring