to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
one eye; one of one's eyes
nothing to sneeze at; pretty impressive
for a while; for some time; for a period
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
person living with a family; lodger; housemate; flatmate; roommate
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
tendency; trend; inclination
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to have a talk; to tell a story
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
encouragement; promotion; inducement; incitement; stimulation
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
attendance; presence; appearance
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap