drying machine; dryer; desiccator
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
reopening; resumption; restarting
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
children's song; nursery rhyme
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
immediately; right away; on the spot
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
stereoscopy; three-dimensional vision
Japanese style; Japanesque; Japanism
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
modern person; people of today
Japanese person; Japanese people
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
to multiply; to crossbreed; to cross-breed; to mix (e.g. paint colours)
counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation; reverse operation
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
great person; eminent figure
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
honor; honour; credit; prestige
having in mind; happening to know of; idea