confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
incident; affair; happening; event
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
older brother; elder brother
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
(phenomenon of) precession of the equinoxes
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
doing whatever one pleases
papermaking; paper-making; paper making
general classification; broad categorization
narrow, long, and thin pieces of wood strung together that were used to write on in ancient times
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
rotary cutting; thinly slicing into a long strip (e.g. daikon, carrot, wood for plywood, etc.)
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
to press; to oppress; to dominate; to overwhelm
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
scroll; rolled book; scarf; muffler; sushi made rolled in nori seaweed with a core of filling
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
to bind; to file; to top with egg (e.g. donburi)
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
to be awesome; to be extreme; to be incredible
tool; implement; means; furniture
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
wooden hammer; wooden mallet