interesting (personality, turn of phrase, etc.); pleasantly different; tasteful; attractive; charming
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
even if not; even without
to subsist; to keep on living
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
drawing and manual arts (school subject); arts and crafts
division; section; classification; sorting; division
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
high praise; great admiration; with critical acclaim; to rave reviews; currently; presently
to compose; to write; to author
to move out (of); to leave; to vacate
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
revisiting; visiting again
establishment; settlement
plural; multiple; plural (number)
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
to have a meal; to take a meal
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
box made of paulownia wood; paulownia box
courtesy call; going around to say hello (or goodbye) to everybody; making the rounds
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
timing-wise; timewise; seasonal; depending on the time
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
inner citadel; core; center; centre
memory-making; making memories
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
influence; clout; leverage
to save an enemy from trouble instead of taking advantage of their weakness; to show humanity even to one's enemy; to help one's enemy in difficulty
stupid plan; inane way of doing something; (one's own) plan; project