archeological excavation (archaeological)
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
pottery; earthenware; yakimono; flame-broiled food (esp. fish); tempered blade
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
to chase away; to drive away; to drive out
forcibly; by force; against one's will
gold leaf; gold foil; beaten gold
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
changing one's attitude; turning over a new leaf; getting a fresh start
meat eating; eating of meat; meat diet; carnivorous
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; paw!; shake!
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection; fondness
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
living by oneself; living alone
separate; scattered; apart
ordinary; run-of-the-mill; usual
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
older sister; elder sister
chestnut-color; chestnut-colour
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
to look after (often medically); to take care of
getting tired of; getting sick of; getting bored with; getting fed up with
in contrast to (one's, its) appearance
show one's real ability; illustration of the distinctive character of (something)
to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away
to open (e.g. path); to clear (the way); to break up (e.g. land)
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down