(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
comparatively; relatively
to a great extent; impressive; staggering; horrible; complete; whole
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
expressing one's mind; speaking out
carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.); holding; up!; carry me
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
Sui dynasty (of China; 581-618)
one line; (a) single line; boundary; line (between things); forefront; front line
one by one; one at a time; in turn
dried boiled rice used mainly as provisions of samurai troops and travelers (travellers)
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
limited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required); limited express (train making a limited no. of stops); great hurry
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
to overstep the mark; to go too far; to overdo it
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
last years; closing years; last days; closing days; end; last stage
to press (one's body, cheek, etc.) against; to rub against; to snuggle (one's head, etc.) into
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
to improve one's skill (esp. at calligraphy or drinking larger amounts of alcohol)
rapid increase; sharp rise; proliferation; surge; explosion
younger half-sister (by a different mother)
alternately; by turns; one after the other
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
to put back in a good mood; to cheer up
polite conversation; (flattering) small talk
world; society; people; the public
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
and; thereupon; because of that
to take over; to obtain by transfer; to inherit; to buy; to purchase
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
a lot; plenty; abundant; exaggerated; grandiose
tatami room; dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko
distant place; faraway location; far away
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment