contradiction; inconsistency
simply; merely; only; solely
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
almost every day; almost daily
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
in the end; at the end of the day
study; learning; tutorial
imitation; counterfeit; fake; sham; ersatz (object)
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
mirror surface; lens surface
way; method; means; effect; result; benefit
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
that is to say; so that means
other than; excluding; without
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; completion
induction; inductive method
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out