abrasive compound; abrading agent; abradant; polishing agent
type of faceted glass from Edo
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
third stage; three stages
climbing kiln; ascending kiln; connected (pottery) kilns built on a slope
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
within; inside of; less than
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
to drive (e.g. horse, carriage); to control; to manage
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
crystal glass; lead glass
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
to become possible; to become able to (do)
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
quality (of a product or a service)
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to thrust before; to thrust at
depressed in spirits; dispirited; disheartened; rejection
crucible; melting pot; melting pot (of cultures, ideas, etc.); state of ecstasy; state of fevered excitement
establishment; settlement
you (plural); all of you; you all
to assemble; to set up; to construct
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)