-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
specialization; specialty; speciality; expertise
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
notice; attention; observation
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
upper end; top; tip; top edge
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to face; to go towards; to head towards
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
instead; but (on the other hand)
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
dice; die; baton (of command)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
protuberance; projection; prominence; bump; boss; process
lower region; lower part; region below
futures; credit (buying); stretching; total (preceding counter, unit, etc.); aggregate
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
selection; choice; option
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
popular (with); in favour (with); well received
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
my husband; one's family; family member