quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
coloring; colouring; colour development; production of colour
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
inexperienced person; young person; novice; greenhorn
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
soiling; polluting; shame; disgrace; chopped fish, shellfish or vegetables, dressed with (miso or other) sauce
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; one-year period
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
dated; date; fixed; external
wabi-sabi; aesthetic sense in Japanese art centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
production (e.g. play); direction
to palm off; to force a sale
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
young person; inexperienced person; novice
Kyoto dialect; Kyoto accent
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
irreproachable conduct; good conduct; high morals
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
perfect; complete; flawless
human kindness; human weakness
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold