thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
condition; figure; appearance; voice
to get burned and stuck on (e.g. rice in a pan); to become uncollectable (e.g. debt or loan); to become irrecoverable; to remain unchanged (e.g. stock market)
to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
cloudiness; turbidity; nebula (medical)
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
federation; federal state; United States of America
shishamo smelt (Spirinchus lanceolatus)
fool; nitwit; The Fool (Tarot card)
besides; moreover; in addition
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
triangle (musical instrument); triangle (shape)
field of activities; area of activity; range of behavior (behaviour); habitat
delicate technique (in sumo, judo, etc.); little trick; subtle maneuver
basic mistake; careless mistake
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
fallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves
being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
idealistic thought (argument)
inexpensive; cheap; easy; simple
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
to sit down at the dining table (with someone); to eat with company; to share a table
meat or fish or vegetables preserved in miso
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove