dried lacquer; dry lacquer (technique); kanshitsu; technique for making objects (vessels, sculptures, statues, etc.) from many layers of hemp cloth soaked with lacquer
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
shoulders; body; honour; honor; prestige
to drain; to flow (unobstructed); to sell well; to be in good demand; to exit the stage; to remove (a prop) from the stage
cloth; dress material; clothing fabric
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to incorporate; to work into; to insert
(arch.) wild boar; infant wild boar; pig
understanding (of people's circumstances and feelings); perceptiveness; sympathy; wisdom
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
everyone at once; everyone together
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
drainage; draining; pumping out (water); displacement
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
near; close; beside; third person
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
break in time; interruption; pause
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be
battlefield; battleground
to be confused; to be flustered; to be at a loss
pardon; extenuation; borrowing; borrowing a kanji with the same pronunciation to write a similar-sounding word
gradually; slowly; little by little; incrementally
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
big timber; big caliber (man) (calibre)
two by two; by twos; as a couple
to be opposite; to face each other
Japanese zelkova (species of elm-like tree, Zelkowa serrata)
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)