comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
progress; advance; improvement; development
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
lantern (esp. handheld oil lamp); hurricane lamp
interior; inside; internal
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
falling together; mutual destruction; joint bankruptcy
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
something small; something petty; trifle
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
acquired (e.g. characteristic); learned (e.g. behaviour); a posteriori
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
forced to use; forced into a position
to turn misfortune into fortune (esp. through one's own efforts); to turn the potential disaster to one's advantage
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure; playing card suit (in karuta)
engraving a seal; engraved seal; engraving; inscribing; brand (i.e. a mark of disgrace); stamp