work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard
to speak; to hear a voice
creaminess; cream-like consistency
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
obscure; vague; ambiguous
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
intimidation; threat; bluster
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
rough estimate; rough calculation; expectation; anticipation; plan
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
dignified appearance; majestic appearance; imposing appearance
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
shellfish; seashell; shell
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
necessary; indispensable; must-have; must; juice of grapes or other fruit prior to fermentation into wine
ten (long cylindrical things)
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
Europe and America; the West
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)
treasure ship; picture of a treasure ship bearing the Seven Gods of Good Fortune
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
same quality; same nature; homogeneous
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
on the brink of collapse; in a state of near-collapse
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)