to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
being good at shopping sensibly; sensible shopper; shrewd buyer; smart shopper
5,000,000; five million; (arch.) many
100,000; hundred thousand
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
interesting (personality, turn of phrase, etc.); pleasantly different; tasteful; attractive; charming
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
wabi-sabi; aesthetic sense in Japanese art centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
to triumph; to be elated with success
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
tea party; get-together; tea ceremony
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing