or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
climbing kiln; ascending kiln; connected (pottery) kilns built on a slope
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
texture (cloth, fabric, paper); feel; appearance
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
technique; art; skill; move
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
discreet; modest; cautious
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; observer; trading session (at an exchange)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
former; ex-; earlier times; the past; formerly; previously
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
natural history; wide learning; broad area of learning
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
only; merely; but; no more than
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
no!; no no!; no, not at all
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
classification; categorization; sorting
proposition; thesis; notion; problem; issue; challenge
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)