suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (of light); convergence
key; mode (in gagaku); time; tempo; meter (of a poem); metre; style
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
atrium; well (in building); blow-by; blow-bye; drafty; draughty
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
wooden mosaic work; parquetry; wooden mosaic (e.g. on a piece of furniture); marquetry; marqueterie
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
imperial court; royal court
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
absolutely; positively; decidedly
manners; etiquette; polite behaviour
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
hole; hole; cup; (electron) hole
being present (at the same meeting, occasion, etc.); attendance (with); sitting with; same (seating) precedence; same rank
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
cannibalism (in animals); feeding on each other; cannibalization; mutually harmful competition; internecine struggle
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
sensual; sexy; voluptuous
play-biting (e.g. by pets); mouthing; nipping
at the time; in those days; then
to catch one's attention; to catch one's ear; to be annoying to one's ear