cleverness; skill; tact; clever person (in a particular field); skillful person (skilful)
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
slimy; slippery; greasy; smoothly (of CGI movements, video streaming, etc.)
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
inro; seal case; pill box; medicine case
stopping of bleeding; stanching; hemostasis; haemostasis
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
small window; fenestella; scuttle (type of hatch on a ship)
impudent; shameless; brazen
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
female household; household consisting wholly of women
(heavy) drinker; tippler; ... drinker (e.g. merry drinker, maudlin drinker); ... drunk; liker of; fan
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
fat; tallow; lard; grease
mixing; compounding; dispensing (e.g. prescription)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
without reservation; freely; frankly
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
fundoshi; loincloth; kimono underskirt; wrestler's ornamental apron
sturdy spirit; bold; daring; brave; valiant; undaunted
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
bleaching; bleached cotton; doxxing; doxing; public humiliation (as an Edo period punishment)
Edo-period official of the chōnin social class; town official
to manage; to arrange; to talk over; to dispose of
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
dental; dental consonant; dental sound
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
undershirt (worn under a kimono); singlet
firelight; shadows or forms moving in firelight
draft; rough copy; highly cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); grass style