ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
flour; meal; powder; dust
loose (of clothing); baggy; flabby; saggy; sloshing; slopping
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
to think of; to come up with
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
thickness; profundity; depth
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
scrap lumber; piece of wood
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
neighbourhood; neighborhood
factory; plant; mill; workshop
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
smooth (skin, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
scraps; cut end; cut-off piece
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
less than ...; smaller ...
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to distract one's attention
in the meanwhile; during the time
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
opportunity; chance; time; occasion
long ago; a long time ago; already
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
flood of emotions; many thoughts
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand