die cutting; cutting with a cutter; shaping with a mold; cookie cutter
beckoning cat; figure of a cat with one paw raised (usu. white porcelain)
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
Nishijin silk fabrics; Nishijin brocade
coexistence; living together
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
use; utilization; utilisation; application
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
and yet; though; when; in spite of
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to live
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
information kiosk; information centre
guide brochure; introductory pamphlet
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
Latin alphabet; Roman alphabet; romaji; romanized Japanese; system of transliterating Japanese into the Latin alphabet
to recall; to remember; to recollect
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
will not do; do not; does not
completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to become inverted; to become reversed
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)