actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
home area; home town; local
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
tendency; trend; inclination
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
underwear; underclothes; lingerie; chemise; singlet
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
people; men and women; each person; everybody
light; faint; pale; fleeting
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to dye; to colour; to color
everyday life; daily life
wearing (e.g. uniform, seat belt); having on
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
visit (from abroad); introduction (from abroad); importation
various countries; various regions; various provinces
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on