mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to become rustic; to become countrified
counter for colours; color; colour; (outward) appearance; look; (facial) expression; face
fire fighting; fire department; fire brigade; firefighter
day by day; every day; by the day
path; lane; small diameter; small radius
(East Asian) rainy season (in Japan, usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area
newspaper; paper; counter for newspapers
first time; first; initial
call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
schedule; program; programme; agenda
to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
woman writer; lady writer; authoress
Koyama Itoko (1901.7.13-1989.7.25)
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
male; man; excellence; greatness; best (of)
once in a while; occasionally; at long intervals
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
terrible; terrifying; dreadful; astonishing; astounding; staggering
destitution; misery; meagerness
human work; human agency; art; artificiality
impudence; audacity; shamelessness; effrontery
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
immeasurable; infinite; inestimable
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
close adhesion; sticking firmly (to); relating closely (to); having relevance (to); contact printing
solitude; loneliness; isolation
falling into straitened circumstances; downfall; ruin