metal fittings; metal fixtures
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
price; cost; value; worth; value
result; effect; performance; workmanship (of an article); execution; shape and quality
drinking habitually; being fond of (a drink)
especially; particularly; unusually; (arch.) additionally
admonitory speech (e.g. to students); words of admonition
rough scolding; upbraiding; tongue-lashing; dressing-down
raft; forearm guard (made of thin metal plates); skewered baby-eel kabayaki
couch potato; television addict
for a while; for some time; for a period
inconvenient (residence); unpleasant (surroundings); difficult (to live in)
solitary island; isolated island
intention; inclination; mind; idea; wish; view
convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
iridescent colour; equivocal (reply, statement, etc.); ambiguous; vague
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
kuru (degenerative brain disease)
bright; cheerful; in high spirits; clear (sky); cloudless; sunny
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
millet or rice cake, roasted and hardened with starch syrup and sugar (sometimes including peanuts, soybeans, etc.)
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
to draw a bow; to oppose; to defy; to disobey one's superiors