explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove
smelting furnace; blast furnace
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
simmering; (boiling) gently
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
many people; a large number of people
going to and fro; back and forth
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
to be busy at work; to work diligently
laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
ten; 10; ten years of age
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
central part; heart (of a city)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
narrow; thin (sized); slender
other; another; over; more than; I; me
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
cooperation; collaboration
which can exist solely due to the presence of; whose existence is determined entirely by; which owes everything to
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate