to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
should; must; -able; probably; likely
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
ordering (materials); placing an order; order
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
home area; home town; local
natural features; topography; climate; spiritual features
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
genuine article; real thing; real deal
(sense of) cleanliness; (sense of) freshness
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
sensuously beautiful; seductively beautiful; voluptuous
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
cross mark; demerit mark; an X
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back