end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to drain the water; to lose the water; to squeeze out the water
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to obtain results through legwork; to walk around to gather information; to rely on active effort
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
straight grain; quartersawn grain
products originating in Kansai (Edo period)
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
lacquerer; lacquer craftsman; lacquer artist
Etchū (former province located in present-day Toyama Prefecture)
Ōmi (former province located in present-day Shiga Prefecture)
honor; honour; glory; (arch.) prosperity
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
a hundred lashes; a hundred strokes
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
tool; implement; means; furniture
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
little while; short time; (arch.) an hour; half-hour; half an hour
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
beginning; outset; first; onset
to cheat (someone out of); to swindle; to wangle; to wheedle; to get
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab