casting; cast-metal object
metal utensil; ironware; metal fittings; hardware
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
an apprentice system; apprenticeship
to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to suck up (to); to toady (to)
raked gravel waves (in a rock garden); ripple mark
restive horse; unmanageable person (esp. a woman); shrew; stubborn tomboy
sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
account; history; notice; note; Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE); Records of Ancient Matters
royal line; royal descendants
work procedure; operational procedure
notification; pre-1886 administrative order
armed group; armed insurgents
tough measure; firm step; strong measure
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
completely; entirely; wholly
troubles both at home and abroad
moderate faction; moderates
intimacy; familiarity; closeness
mediator; intermediary; agent; broker; middleman
high-tech; high-technology
sign; mark; marker; marker
fast travel; teleportation
smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick
service entrance; delivery entrance
carrying out (esp. heavy objects, artwork, furniture); taking out
getting free admission on the strength of one's name; being let in somewhere because one is recognized
casting; founding; minting
receptacle; container; utensil; implement; personal property; (arch.) calibre
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
to act the goody-goody; to pretend to be nice
overestimation; overrating; overvaluing