head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
dedication; offering; presentation; oblation
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
to cut corners; to be shoddy
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
not caring; not giving a damn
workshop; studio; atelier
considerably; fairly; quite
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
admiration; wonder; astonishment
gold mine; treasure trove; golconda; (lit.) mountain of treasures
every place; various places
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
preservation; retainment; keeping
preference; priority; precedence
to have a talk; to tell a story
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away