involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
mass communication; mass media
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
letter; missive; note; mail
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
very likely; very probable
butter from cow's milk; storax (resin); styrax; toad venom
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure
habutai; habutae; fine Japanese silk
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
lintel (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors)
to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour); to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden; to ripen; to grow ripe
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
corner; nook; recess; downstage right (on a noh stage)
indeed; really; truly; very much
intersection; crossing; crossroad; street corner; street
Muromachi period (1333-1573)
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
tie-dye; tie-dyeing; aperture (e.g. camera, iris of the eye); aperture stop; contraction; squeezing
dyeing; dyed goods; goods to be dyed
colour usage; color usage; use of colour