in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt; comforter; eiderdown
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
lattice; latticework; lattice door; check(ed) pattern; plaid
to sew together; to stitch together; to sew up; to switch up
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
adhesive tape; sticky tape
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
English-language newspaper
newspaper; paper; counter for newspapers
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
article; news story; report; account
heading; headline; index; headword
Latin alphabet; Roman alphabet; romaji; romanized Japanese; system of transliterating Japanese into the Latin alphabet
tapestry; wall hanging; banner
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
ukiyo-e; ukiyoe; Edo-period woodblock print
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
design; idea; conception; plan
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
kamaboko; steamed seasoned fish paste, usu. in a semicylindrical shape on a strip of wood and sliced to go in soup, etc.
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
favorite; favourite; habitually used
enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large
India ink; China ink; ink (of a cuttlefish, etc.)
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
white deep-fried kamaboko
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
calligraphy (esp. Asian calligraphy based on Chinese characters)
an assortment; combination
adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)