nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to be lacking in options; to be too few
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
fog-like cloud; high fog; stratus cloud
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
East-Asian lacquer; japan; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
together; at the same time; same; identical
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
foster child; adopted animal (e.g. pet)
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
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
feeling; sense; impression
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
time; hour; period; class
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
for the present; for the time being