nowadays; in this day and age
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
retrogression; degeneration; deterioration
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
complete change; about-face
action of making something; -ification
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
wood-block printing; wood engraving
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
tradition; legend; folklore
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
thereupon; therefore; because of that
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
Shikitei Sanba (novelist) (1776-1822)
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
muffler (often fur); scarf; comforter
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
educational policies or administration; Bunsei era (1818.4.22-1830.12.10)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
at least; at most; (even) just
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to do the job; to do the business