luxury grocery item (e.g. alcohol, coffee, tea, tobacco); indulgence
to exchange (things); to convert (currency); to be in contrast (to); to contrast (with)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
snugly (into hole, container, etc.); tightly (fitting, covering); firmly; with a pop (e.g. a cork being pulled out); with a plop; (fall) straight
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
ornament; decorative object; figurehead; leader without real power
projection; protrusion; lump; bulge
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
counter for pairs of socks, shoes, etc.
shell (of a crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; (person's) back; years of experience
pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
one's last moments; hour of death; death throes; agonies of death
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
children's story; fairy tale
outline; summary; argument
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to hand (over); to deliver in person
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
omitting (reluctantly); leaving out; dropping; giving up (reluctantly); parting with; sharing
(made of) stone; stone-built
to lie face down; to lie flat (on one's stomach); to bend down (in submission); to bow down; to (crouch) and hide (behind); to conceal oneself; to lie down (and sleep)
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
image; figure; figure; form; image
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly