in person; personally; (do) oneself
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new; cleaned (of a plate, etc.); finished
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
stage (platform); performance; show; stage (phase); part; stage
(item of) equipment; accessories (bike, auto)
scratch; chip; flaw; fault; shame; disgrace
gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element
unmistakable; unquestionable; certain; evident
arrival; arriving at ...; counter for items or suits of clothing; nth place (in a race); counter for moves
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
itching-to-grab gesture (made with one's hands)
spirit world; underworld; other world; supernatural world; different dimension
great mistake; serious error; blunder; complete misunderstanding
through (e.g. an intermediary, a medium); via; over (e.g. a network); across; by way of; by means of
origin; beginning; genesis; primeval; primordial; primitive
regulation; adjustment; control
thick curtain; drop curtain
naked; nude; unvarnished (e.g. truth); plain (e.g. fact); frank
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
to bring to light; to expose (to the world)
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
(a) jump; splashes (usu. of mud); upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or of a hairdo); close (e.g. of a theatrical performance); breakup; hane (move)
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
(fully) exposed; bare; uncovered; in full view; undisguised; broad (accent)
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
to ooze; to exude; to percolate; to soak through
again and again; repeatedly
wet and glistening; slimy; slippery
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring
to melt together; to blend together