nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
disheveled hair; unravelled hair
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
disjointed; frequently interrupted; in fits and starts
threat; intimidation; menace
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
to apply pressure to; to press
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
town planning; urban development; community development; creating a community
tea party; get-together; tea ceremony
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
(act of) building (temple, monument, etc.); erection
outer wall (e.g. castle); outer block (enclosure); outline; contour
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
funerals and ceremonial occasions
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
shoji (paper sliding door)
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
to start to drink; to try to drink; to partially drink
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
again and again; repeatedly
on countless occasions; many a time