objet d'art; item of artwork; object; curio
exhibition; display; putting on show
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
healthy; sound; wholesome
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
in comparison to; rather than
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
both hands; both arms; ten
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
upper half of the body; upper body
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
being in abstraction; being dazed; being absentminded; stargazing
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
sailor suit; middy uniform
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)