incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to wield a baton; to swing a baton; to lead; to direct; to command
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
tough measure; firm step; strong measure
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
gate guard (during the ritsuryo system); gate guardian; young forced labour (ritsuryo system)
long ago; already; a long time ago
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
corrosion; etching; action of acid; saprophagy
liquidity; fluidity; humoral
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
vaporization; vaporisation; evaporation
gas; vapour; vapor; gaseous body
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
several minutes; a few minutes
being filled with; being full of; permeation
ingredient; component; composition
muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer