device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
conspicuousness (usu. color); prominence; distinctiveness
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
sense of touch; sense of being touched; tactile sense
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
sacred wine or sake; sake offered to the gods
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
(smelling) strongly; pungently; furiously; indignantly; fuming
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
to have a warped view; to be jaundiced; to feel that one has been unfairly treated; to be jealous; to be envious
stilts (for walking); hobby horse
to look around; to look towards (us)
to keep step (with); to keep pace (with); to move in lockstep; to align (with another's thoughts or actions)
breaking off (an engagement, negotiations, etc.); cancellation
good family; respectable family; decent family
(your, his, her) daughter
unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares
(of a couple) fighting and splitting up
draw (in competition); tie game
presence; sitting with; being with
plentiful; abundant; definitely extant
to lean against; to set against
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
in three days' time; two days after tomorrow
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet