neighboring countries; neighbouring countries; surrounding countries
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
Silla (ancient Korean kingdom; 57 BCE-935 CE)
Baekje (ancient Korean kingdom; 18 BCE-660 CE); Paekche
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
ocean; large sea; fabric pattern
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
rather; better; instead; if anything
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
to the best of one's meager ability; the little help one can be; though my help might not be worth much
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
expresses displeasure or disapproval; just from (doing); simply by
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
swear word; dirty word; coprolalia
part of a building where water is circulated (kitchen, bathroom, etc.); wet area
inferior; coarse; poor quality; inadequate; deteriorated
dazaifu (under the ritsuryo system, governmental office with jurisdiction over Kyushu, Iki and Tsushima)
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
by all means; by all costs
center; centre; middle; Chūbu region (incl. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures)
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
direct connection; direct link