determination; conviction
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
third day of the month; three days
reception of a decoration; reception of an order
article; news story; report; account
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
Nichiren chant; (an empty) slogan
to knock at the gate; to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil
to go wrong; to go awry; to go off track; to go out of whack
stylish; smart; with a crack; crisply (e.g. fried, starched); tearing off; ripping off
paste; glue; clothing starch
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
military shoes; combat boots
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
mirror surface; lens surface
polish; improvement; burnishing
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
first meeting; first interview with
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
freshly-grated (e.g. daikon)
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
dress coordination; costume coordination; fitting session; costume fitting
make-up; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
brushing; blushing (blotchiness or milkiness in paint applied to a surface)