scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
elegance; taste; refinement
normalcy; normality; normal
water wheel; water turbine; hydraulic turbine; (arch.) violent wielding of weapons
under examination; under test (e.g. device); on trial
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
to reveal by washing the surface; to expose by washing away dirt, earth, etc.; to discover (by investigation); to bring to light; to start washing
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
mechanism; organization; organisation
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
setting up (a structure, building, camp, etc.); construction; preparation (e.g. of a venue); arrangement (of an event)
is something that; is that which
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
diversion to military use
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
to save; to leave over; to spare
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
decortication; peeling; denuding
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
cavalry; cavalryman; trooper
to be entwined; to be involved
diversion; putting something to another use