drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
material; materials; data; information; documents
novel; original; new; innovative
to improve upon; to make improvements to; to refine
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
that kind; competition; match
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
Sagittaria trifolia var. edulis (edible variant of threeleaf arrowhead)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
distant place; faraway location; far away
valuable article; valuables
and so; therefore; for that reason
refining; purification; careful manufacture
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
difficult voyage; stormy passage; hard flight; rough going; running into trouble; proceeding with difficulty
this and that (esp. complaining or protesting); something or other
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to come out completely; to be fully expressed (of views, ideas, etc.); to be aired fully; to be exhausted; to run out
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
stable supply; reliable supply
to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to falter; to slacken; to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
one by one; one at a time; in turn
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
central city; major city (in a region)
and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
source of information; intelligence source; message source
to suit the convenience of; to accommodate
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
military force; military strength
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
superficial; half-hearted; shallow