to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
intent; intention; bad faith; mens rea (guilty mind)
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
for today; for the time being
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
way of speaking; intimation
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
papier-mâché; something that looks good superficially; sham
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
highest (e.g. floor); top; best; finest; supreme
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
simple; simplified; easy; plain
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
other side; opposite side; other party
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
dial-style (e.g. of phones)
cathode-ray tube; CRT; Braun tube
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)