to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to say; to be called; to do
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
to join together; to combine; to join up
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
like; similar to; same as
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
everywhere; all over; throughout
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
old family; old-established family; one's old home; one's childhood home
complete set; all; everything
to roof (a house with some material); to thatch; to shingle; to tile
solid body; three-dimensional object; multi-storey car park
flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; 300 tsubo (991.74 meters square, 0.24506 acres); six ken (10.91 m)
decorative ridge-end tile (traditionally bearing the face of a demon and resembling a gargoyle); hideous face
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante); forty-five degree angle
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to polish up (on); to refine; to hone; to polish (by rubbing)
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
finish; end; completion; result
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago