wood carving; wooden sculpture; woodcraft
to ask a high price; to overcharge
underwear; underclothes; lingerie; chemise; singlet
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
Keichō era (1596.10.27-1615.7.13)
koban; small oval gold coin used in the Edo period; oval; elliptical; small size (of paper)
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
letter left behind by someone who has departed; farewell letter
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
for the time being; for the present; immediate; present; for some time (after); current account
indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
not a little; not a few; considerable
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
not only ... but (also); as well as ...
capable; able; talented; promising
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
outlet; market (for goods); prospect (e.g. employment, marriage, etc.); opportunity
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
method; process; manner; way; means; technique