pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
(together) with; -wide; including
low-priced; cheap; inexpensive; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; cheap (e.g. government)
way of speaking; intimation
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
as a child; when one was a child
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
even though; despite; when
late at night; at a late hour
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)