to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
admirable; charming; nostalgic; curious; eager to know (or see, experience, etc.)
chunk; lump; thick slice; cutting into chunks
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
pair of compasses; compass (for drawing circles, etc.); (mariner's) compass; legs; step
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
quadrilateral; quadrangle; tetragon
drawing a figure; drawing a diagram; construction
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
now that; since; so long as; because
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
action of making something; -ification
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
to scrape off; to shave off
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
endorsement; proof; note on back of the scroll
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
just safe (e.g. just avoiding being late, failing an exam, etc.); only just OK; barely acceptable
to distort; to strain (interpretation); to force (meaning)