ink line; tool for marking long, straight lines on flat surfaces; inkpot; ink bottle
traditional; customary; conventional
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
sale; sales; selling; marketing
article; item; thing; goods; wares
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
scrap lumber; piece of wood
demonstration; presentation; stage show; performance
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
round; spherical; circular
creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
foul; breaking the rules; violation (of the law, regulations, etc.); infringement; breach
to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
running as fast as one can
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
low dining table; tea table
speech; expression; wording; language
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
to give oneself airs; to be prudish
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house