playtest (of a game before release); playtesting
development (of land); preparation (e.g. of ground for housing); reclamation; creation
weeding; weeder; weeding fork
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
body; group; party; company; troupe
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
god-like existence; person far higher (in hierarchy, etc.) than oneself
(growing) quickly (esp. children, plants); (developing) quickly; fast; rapidly
to bear fruit; to produce fruit
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
regular holiday; fixed day off; regular closing day
seeing off and meeting on return
wet nurse; nursing mother
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
decrease; reduction; fall; depreciation; mitigation
the power of life or death
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
fundoshi; loincloth; kimono underskirt; wrestler's ornamental apron
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
learning by watching others; learning by imitation
dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)
to be bony; to be angular
this, that and the other; this and that
sand-coated interior wall (in traditional Japanese architecture)
correction; looking over; touching up
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
red cloth; red background
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan; wild boar (meat)
Japanese morning glory (Ipomoea nil); picotee morning glory; funnel-shaped object; bell (e.g. of a trumpet); (arch.) rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
agreement; stipulation; article; clause
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion