sewing; needlework; embroidery
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
(how) many times; (how) often
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
zun (ancient Chinese wine vessel, usu. made of bronze); (arch.) honorific prefix referring to the listener; counter for buddhas
manly; masculine; like a man
stroke of the brush; touch; literary style
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
difficult to write or draw; does not write well (pen, brush, etc.)
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
fine brush or pencil; small or fine handwriting
brilliance; splendour; splendor; lustre; luster
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
trouble; difficulty; hospitality; treatment; treat
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
to speak; to hear a voice
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
kitchen; financial situation
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
comparatively; quite; rather; rate; ratio; percentage
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
spring sunshine; springtime
(arch.) to be; (arch.) to be (location); sum of money
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
narrowness; meanness; humbleness; lowliness