objet d'art; item of artwork; object; curio
gleaming; shining; glistening
smoked glass; tinted glass
to smoke (something); to fumigate; to oxidize; to oxidise
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
parents' day (day when parents observe their children in school)
sal (tree) (Shorea robusta); saul; Japanese stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamellia)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
error; mistake; slip; bug
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
to be roasted; to be parched; (arch.) to be irritated; (arch.) to be annoyed
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
guide brochure; introductory pamphlet
flowery words; rhetorical flourishes
exaggerated; extravagant; overdone
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
sphere; circle; range; category
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening; express (train)