thin leather with gold patterns (introduced from Europe during the Edo period)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
bequest; relic; cherished (by the deceased); treasured
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
alley house; rear tenement; slum
a minute; moment; an instant; stubborn; hot-headed
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
gold or silver lacquer; lacquer decoration sprinkled with metal powder
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
inner lid; medium sized lid
box for letters and papers; box used to carry or deliver letters
(addressee's) name; (recipient's) name and address
to act young; to look young
the deceased; the departed
betrothal; wedding; marriage into a family; adoption
sincere; faithful; honest
to keep secret; to conceal
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
(small) box to keep valuables, etc.
to encourage someone to expect something; to raise someone's hopes
tall building; high-rise building
two colours; two varieties; two types
typeface; style of handwriting; calligraphic style
Japanese title (given to foreign work)
to print; to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold
it is not (like that) either
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard