brocade; fine dress; fine clothes
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
prefecture (of Japan); county (of China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (of France); province (of Italy, Spain, etc.)
crossing (a road, river, etc.); cutting through (e.g. of a river through a town); crossing (east-west); traversing; cutting horizontally; sectioning laterally
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
actual expenses; out-of-pocket expenses; cost price
to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
in this manner; in this way; like this
to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
troubled face; worried expression
freighter (aircraft); cargo plane
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
one large ...; a great ...
to get excited; to be roused (to action); to get the itch (to do)
borrowing without returning
successively; one after another; sequentially; one by one
information transmission; information dissemination; conveying information
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
to pluck; to pick; to tear
(one's) master; (one's) employer; leader (of a country, group, etc.); head; Lord; main thing
fireman's pole; sliding pole; slide guide; slide bar
craft; technique; craftsmanship; craftsman; artisan; technician
skill; expertise; experience; proficiency; mastery; dexterity
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
quenching; hardening; tempering
to begin to dissolve; to start melting; to dissolve into (a liquid)
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification