explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
correction; looking over; touching up
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
in succession; one after another
difficult to ...; hard to ...
article for everyday use; domestic article
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
art dealer; fine art(s) shop
sculpture; carved statue; graven image
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
carving; engraving; sculpture
cabinet; housing (of equipment)
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
many; much; plenty; hardly
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
no matter how much time passes
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
height (of body); stature
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)