the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
quality (of a product or a service)
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
(arch.) straight; ordinary; common; doing nothing
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
forced relocation of a daimyo to a different domain by the Edo shogunate
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
other; another; over; more than; I; me
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
work; business; company; study
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to some extent; to a certain extent
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
concentration (e.g. of a solution); enrichment; condensation
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
process; course; mechanism
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
Seto Inland Sea; Inland Sea