to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation
clearness; clarity; skillfulness (skilfulness)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
from where one sits; while sitting by
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)
appetizer or snack served with drinks; performance to liven up a bar; conversation to liven up a party
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
rubbing; scrubbing; scraping
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
this is why; this means; it is the case that
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
counter for books; volume