Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
depending on; dependent on
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
to be greenish; to be tinged green
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
each place; various places
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
metal plate; metallic plate
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
group; bunch; crowd; group
antenna; thing or method used to collect information or opinions
steel tower; electricity pylon; transmission tower