stroke of the brush; touch; literary style
stripe; bar; streak; (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
three generations; third generation immigrant; sansei; the third (e.g. Henry III)
lacquer ware; lacquerware; lacquer work; lacquerwork
woodworking; woodworker; carpenter
metalwork; metalsmith; goldsmith
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
household items; furniture; furnishings; (arch.) bow and arrow
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
convention; usage; old customs; old etiquette
ukiyo-e; ukiyoe; Edo-period woodblock print
personality; style; appearance
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
intimacy; affection; familiarity
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
decline; fall; decay; withering
slope; inclination; tendency; trend; slope (of a linear function)
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
origin of an illness; cause of a disease; pathogenesis; etiology
(being) out of range (e.g. mobile network, radar, missiles); (being) out of contention; (being) beyond influence