around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
ago; since; before; previous
order; command; directions; instructions
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
severe punishment; rigorous measures
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
forgetting; lapse of memory
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
really; truly; indeed; good grief
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
approximate age; age range
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
pigment; coloring; colouring; colorant; colourant
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady