smelling of incense; overly pious
sickroom; hospital room; ward
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
tightfisted; stingy; miserly; small-minded
gold tooling; gilt tooling
good handwriting; skillful penmanship; speedy writing; vigorous writing
addressing (e.g. writing an address on an envelope)
migrant worker; economic nomad
type of chrysanthemum (white leafed) (senecio cineria)
snapping (e.g. fingers) sound; with a pop
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
this land; our country; Imperial Court
the 1,026 kanji taught in Japanese primary schools
Japanese style of calligraphy based on the gyōsho style popular in the Edo period
highly cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); grass style
smoothly; easily; readily
preceding paragraph; first part
seasonal greeting; conventional opening phrase in a letter, appropriate to the season
postscript; post scriptum; PS; P.S.
every single word and phrase; word by word
to differ; to be different; to run counter to; to change (into something out of the ordinary)
value to society; raison d'être; existence value
very; greatly; exceedingly
nest (of boxes); nesting; concealed information; adopting a child after one's own has died; child adopted in this manner; cavity in an oar (fitted onto a peg as part of a traditional oarlock)
allotment; assignment; allocation; allocation
steady; firm; solid; secure
marketable securities; stocks and bonds
settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous
commercial (radio, TV, etc.); ad; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial