woman; female; feminine gender
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
stuffing; mounting; stuffed animal
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
tedious; boring; being fed up with
royal castle; imperial castle
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
the ostentation (bad taste) of the nouveau riche; air of vulgar prosperity
highest grade; superlative degree
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
outer shrine of the Ise Grand Shrine
accurate; correct; precise; exact
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
control; management (e.g. of a business)
case worker; case officer
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to stiffen; to become stiff
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
considerably; fairly; quite
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
volume retailer; mass marketer; emporium