to collapse into; to flop onto
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
grinding; polishing; refining (skill, knowledge, etc.); striving to master something
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
stroboscope; strobe lamp; stroboscopic lamp; (camera) flash
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
inside; interior; inner part
one part; one portion; one section
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
papier mâché; something that looks good superficially
step; stride; counter for steps
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
the same; the said; likewise
Chinese poem with five characters per line
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
to go along; to walk along; to follow
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
metal fittings; metal fixtures
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
looking depressed; long face
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
remembrance; recollection; recognition
calamity; disaster; accident
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost