important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
carefully; with (great) care; with caution
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
repairing pottery with a lacquer mixed with gold, silver, etc.
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
East-Asian lacquer; japan; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
realization (of goods into money); conversion (into money); liquidation
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
until now; so far; up to the present
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
devotion to one's family; fondness for one's family
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
statute of limitations; lapse of rights after a period of time; becoming invalid or void after a set time; ageing; aging
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
uncommon; extraordinary (in relation to human characteristics)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
black-market lending; illegal loan