to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
storage room; storeroom; closet; grayish blue
unopened (state); with an unbroken seal
three; three years of age
authentic work (as opposed to a fake)
to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
department store; department
1,000,000; one million; million; many
either way; in any case; one way or another
to sell off; to sell completely
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
100,000; hundred thousand
to drive a bargain; to beat down the price; to haggle
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
tea utensils; container for powdered green tea (tea ceremony)
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
slumping; flopping down; heavily rotating
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
to become experienced (after many years of practice)
lacquering technique that uses a coloured-lacquer undercoating and a transparent-lacquer topcoat
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
just because; even if; even though
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style