to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
employment; starting work
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
(arch.) southern barbarians (formerly used by the Chinese to refer to non-ethnic Chinese to the south); (arch.) South-East Asia; (arch.) Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal, their South-East Asian colonies, and their goods and people arriving in Japan via the colonies); exotic (esp. Western European or South-East Asian style); (in dance, puppetry, etc.) thrusting the right foot and right arm forward at the same time (or left foot and left arm); nanban; dish prepared using chili peppers and Welsh onions
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
flour; meal; powder; dust
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
father; dad; husband; you; he
in the meanwhile; during the time
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
hedge; fence; border; limit
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
oppression; suppression; pressure
true state; actual condition; reality
postwar period; period after Second World War
oppressive rule; tyrannical regime; despotism
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
company; corporation; workplace
public bathhouse; bathhouse proprietor
free (of charge); gratuitous
watch stand; watcher's seat; attendant's booth (e.g. at an onsen)
bathing; to bathe; to take a bath; to enter a bath