workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
to sell well; to sell out; to be worldly and understanding; to be sensible; to be sorted out; to be put in order
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
such; this sort of; like this
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
living environment; habitat
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
declaration; proclamation; announcement
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
book; volume; this; present; main; head
column shape; cylinder; columnar
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
bending; warping; flexibility; pliability
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
one thin flat object; one sheet
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
originally; by nature; from the start
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay