malicious; scheming; black-hearted; cruel (contrary to outward behavior); sly; black-hearted
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
how long; how far; how much
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
konnyaku cut into fine threads; konjac noodles
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
several (objects, usu. from two to six)
sugar beet (Beta vulgaris)
clear layer of fluid (at the top of a mixture); supernatant liquid; supernate
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
structure of an artwork; pictorial design; pictures inserted in a book
demonstration; presentation; stage show; performance
daily necessities; everyday item
(at a rate of) once a month; 10 percent monthly interest
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
while; on the same occasion; at the same time; along with
to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
administration costs; administrative expenses; management costs
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
grater (esp. the variety used in Japanese cooking to grate foods very finely)
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
both; both sides; both parties
blacksmithing; forging; smithery; blacksmith; smith
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
cookware; cooking utensil
(after) bouncing around from one place to the next
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
unanticipated; unexpected
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
to recover (one's) costs; to break even; to pay off (e.g. hard work); to be worth the effort