mechanical pencil; automatic pencil
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
close to the wall; alongside the wall
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
leaving something where it is; abandoning something
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
equivalence; equality; being of equal value; having equal worth
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
with a clink; with a flop; suddenly; all of a sudden
picking; collecting; harvesting
Japanese white birch (Betula platyphylla var. japonica)
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)
test piece; test specimen
sauce (esp. soy or mirin-based dipping sauce); hanging; something hanging (flap, lappet, etc.); (kendo) loin guard; kanji radical enclosing the top-left corner of a character; -ass
large sake cup; gulping down a drink; taking a swig at something
deformation during firing (ceramics); color variation during firing
unexpected; contrary to expectations; unforeseen
conduct; behavior; behaviour
lightly and smoothly (of movements); swiftly; glidingly; (progressing) smoothly; (solving) easily
open; spacious; extensive
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
technical book; specialized book; treatise
in spite of; regardless of
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
hair color; hair colour; fur color; disposition; type; kind
plump; fleshy; well-rounded; pleasant (fragrance); rich
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power