to print; to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
intangible; incorporeal; by force; outrageous; making light of; making fun of
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
to be kind to; to treat kindly
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
practice writing with a brush; study; learning
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
religious organization; religious organisation
expert; skilled hand; person of experience
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
sacred scripture; sacred book; holy book; writings of a sage
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
society; the world; the times
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
as a child; when one was a child
head; brains; intellect; understanding
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to add; to write a postscript
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
to tighten; to press hard
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling