design; idea; conception; plan
Thursday; wood (first of the five elements)
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
desk lamp; floor lamp; standard lamp
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
dial (e.g. telephone, radio, clock, gauge)
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
black rotary-dial telephone
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
since when; from when; how long
there is nothing; having nothing
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to talk; to chat; to chatter
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
what kind of business; what sort of matter
chat over tea; gossip; small talk
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
had better ...; had better not ...