to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
successive generations; successive emperors
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
ability; performance; efficiency
conviction; belief; confidence
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
clearness; clarity; skillfulness (skilfulness)
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
curious; strange; unusual
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
mission; delegation; transmission
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
curiosity; inquisitiveness
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
workshop; studio; atelier
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
extensive knowledge; erudition
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
earthenware; unglazed (bisque-fired) earthenware
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize