Chinese sumac (Brucea javanica)
carpenter's square (for checking angles); common shaku (unit of distance; approx. 30.3 cm)
undressing; taking off one's clothes
customer (who visits an establishment in person); in-store customer; visitor
the heat of food just after cooking
soaking fabric in lukewarm water (to soften and remove starch); desizing; moistening with steam; blanching (food); parboiling food
(arch.) beast (esp. one used for its meat, such as a boar or a deer); hunting (of animals such as boar, deer, etc.)
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool
to adorn; to decorate; to dress up; to build up
careful consideration; thought
extremely; exceptionally; extraordinarily; terribly; super
strain; deformation; warp; harmful effects; strain; stress
clear weather after a typhoon has passed
honeymouthed; glib; fair-spoken
to travel on frequently (e.g. a road or path)
tumor; tumour; swelling; boil; abscess
to be annoying; to be troublesome; to be a burden
a great variety of; all sorts or kinds of; multifarious
white-coloured skin; vitiligo; leucoderma; leukoderma
to sprinkle salt on; to salt
grater (esp. the variety used in Japanese cooking to grate foods very finely)
the breakup (dispersal) of a family
pigtails; bunches; two ponytails; angel wings
yellowish; tinged with yellow
good-quality; superior in quality
rain cover; tarpaulin; covering against rain; taking shelter from rain
I would be most grateful if you could ...; I would humbly ask that you ...; please ...
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
ominous place outside the human world; mysterious place where no human being lives; uninhabited area
Nichiren sect; Tendai sect; Lotus Sutra