craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
(treasuring something by) never taking (it) off the premises
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
technique; art; skill; move
bedroom (esp. one used by a married couple); sleeping quarters; inner room; room at the back of the house
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
East-Asian lacquer; japan; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)
now that you say that; now that you mention it
to cause to swell; to inflame
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
limpness; soft; limp; mumbling; talking with food in one's mouth
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to say; to tell; to state; to do
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
stain; blot; flaw; disgrace
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
petty bourgeois; lower middle class
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
follower; attendant; valet; servant