artificial lake; man-made lake; reservoir
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
hateful; detestable; loathsome
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
guaranteed; authentic; certified
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
management; administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
to count on the abacus; to calculate cost-benefit; to calculate profitability; to be guided by self-interest
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
price increase; rise in price
to drive (e.g. horse, carriage); to control; to manage
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
Japanese person; Japanese people
coming to a head; coming to the surface; becoming an issue; breaking
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
construction; architecture (of buildings)
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after