call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
if possible; preferably; if circumstances allow
to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to be able to manage somehow or another
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
wherein; therein; thereinto
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
form; shape; figure; visage
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
product; produce; result; fruit
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
inquiry; enquiry; query; reference
study; research; investigation
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
chance encounter (worth treasuring); a connection made with another person by chance
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
ability; performance; efficiency
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
complication; intricacy; involution; to become complicated; to get entangled
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause