to be infected; to be contagious
busy; having no time (for)
description; expression (in words); qualification (e.g. of a noun with an adjective); form; figure; appearance
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
(very) unusual; unconventional; eccentric; novel; original; striking
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
mesh-patterned; webbed; cancellous; cancellate; reticulate; reticulated
protector (e.g. chest); guard
Japanese style; Nihon-shiki romanization (of Japanese)
tassets (on a suit of armor, armour); vegetable dye
measurement round the hips
folding; bending; wrapping; packing; folding (in poker)
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
liquid-crystal display; LCD
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
blending of Japanese and Western styles
make; workmanship; preparation
(this) small amount; (such a) paltry amount; only this much; slightest bit
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
expression; look; countenance; face
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
curiosity; inquisitiveness
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
breeding; propagation; reproduction; multiplication; increase
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
several minutes; a few minutes
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
automatic lock; automatic door-locking system
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby