disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
copper (Cu); bronze (medal)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
stone implement (e.g. stone age arrowheads); stone tool
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
imitation; counterfeit; fake; sham; ersatz (object)
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
same; similar; (just) like; equal
the West; the Occident; Western countries
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
construction; architecture (of buildings)
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
general idea; concept; notion
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
tanka; 31-mora Japanese poem
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something