device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
hibernation; winter sleep; torpor
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
mountain god; one's wife (esp. a nagging wife); roughskin sculpin (Trachidermus fasciatus)
chatter mark (machine tools)
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
than; other than; except; but
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
rocky area; rocky tract; rocky stretch (of a climb); wall (of rock)
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
history of Japan; Japanese history
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
Jōmon period (ca. 14000-1000 BCE)
(water-filled) paddy field
rice cultivation; rice crop
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
earthenware; unglazed (bisque-fired) earthenware
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
unglazed pottery; bisque; bisque firing; seafood grilled without seasoning
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
after a long time; for the first time in a while
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
progress; advance; improvement; development
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary