even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
paints; painting material
ten; 10; ten years of age
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
variety of court dance (Nara period)
interior design; interior; upholstery
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
without authority; without reason; unnecessarily; recklessly; indiscriminately
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
genuine article; real thing; real deal
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
kindergarten pupil; kindergartener
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
to roll about; to writhe about
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
protruding eyes; number of pips visible after a throw of the dice
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
horseplay; fooling around
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion
counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.; even number; 109.09 m
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
several people; a few people
to cut off the head of a sleeping person; to assassinate someone while they sleep; to catch someone off their guard by setting traps
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
as you please; in any way you like; as you wish