art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
misfortune; bad luck; unlucky year; critical year; (arch.) smallpox
to chase away; to drive away; to drive out
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle
one eye; one of one's eyes
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
susceptible; vulnerable; prone (to)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to put on airs; to assume importance
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I
Chinese firebird; Chinese phoenix
opposite; reverse; contrary
great erudition; extensive knowledge; vast stock of knowledge
to machine; to cut; to scrape
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
mumblingly; grumblingly; tardily; slowly
to throw open; to leave open
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
searching; rummaging; (arch.) fishing; (arch.) collecting shells
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable