remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
exemplar; model; example; pattern
sovereign; emperor; monarch
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
handicraft; industrial art object
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
feeling; sense; impression
surrounding at a distance
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
explosive; blasting powder
medicine; agent; (chemical) substance; drug; dose
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
widely; extensively; far and wide; everywhere; all around; generally
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret