unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
people; citizens; subjects; folk
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
Kanazawa (city in Ishikawa)
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
everything; anything; nothing
beginning; outset; first; onset
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
bad pun; corny joke; worn-out joke; dad joke
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
even more; still more; further
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity