bearer; carrier; person bearing responsibility; person in charge; supporter
to dye; to colour; to color
here and there; in places
to come off; to be worn off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to exchange (things); to convert (currency); to be in contrast (to); to contrast (with)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
principal object of worship at a temple (usu. a buddha or bodhisattva); principal image; idol; the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter
Gautama Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha
image; figure; figure; form; image
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha (5th c. BCE?)
chief priest (of a Buddhist temple)
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
stone Buddhist image; unemotional person; taciturn person
scenery; scene; landscape
dignity; majesty; sanctity
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
smooth; flat; featureless; uneventful; noppera-bō; mythical being with flat featureless face
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
investment; contribution; financing
security; guarantee; collateral (e.g. mortgage)
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
failure; mistake; blunder
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)