submitting (something) to an exhibition
important cultural property; important cultural asset
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
shrike (any bird of family Laniidae); bull-headed shrike (Lanius bucephalus); butcher bird
taking a straight look at something; looking someone in the eyes
skill; workmanship; dexterity; quality
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
scroll; counter for scrolls
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
Hotei; Budai; god of contentment, depicted as a pot-bellied monk who carries a large cloth bag on his back
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
such ... as; or some such
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
don't you think?; indicates question
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly; very; absolutely; by far
the people; the public; the world
notice; attention; observation
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly; (not) readily; (not) right away; (not) immediately
comment; criticism; critique; review
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
to knock at the gate; to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
(one) letter; (one) character
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
highway; main road; the right road; internal medicine (in Chinese medical practice)
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly