to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
sailing ship; sailing boat; sailing vessel
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
item; article; dish; course; finest item
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
fingering an object (in killing time); amusing oneself; diversion; gambling
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
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
divide into four pieces; one fourth
after that; afterwards; thereafter
leadership; initiative; spearhead
materials; data; document
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
like this; this sort; this way
high efficiency; high performance
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
grimoire; book of magic; book of sorcery
to spend time (on doing something)
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)