five colors (usu. red, blue, yellow, white and black); five colours; many kinds; varied; melon; gourd
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
error; mistake; slip; bug
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
superiority; predominance
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
post-impressionism; postimpressionism
vertical stripes; striped fabric
general idea; concept; notion
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
training; drill; practice; discipline
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
periodic; regular; routine
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
not necessarily so; is not always true
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
alternately; by turns; one after the other
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
shiso (Perilla frutescens var. crispa); perilla; beefsteak plant
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
even though; despite; when
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
person with low tastes; uncultured person; worldly person; ordinary person (who has not entered the priesthood); layperson; layman