optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to lay aside; to set aside
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
scrap of cloth; odds and ends
vivid; brightly colored; brilliant; radiant
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
ancestral; hereditary; imported; transmitted; handed down
form; shape; figure; visage
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
operating ratio; rate of operation; availability factor
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
(eating) heartily; energetically; vigorously; bulging (muscles); welling up (of strength, courage, etc.)
being (somewhere); sitting
entry into a castle (by a conquering force)
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
region; limits; stage; level
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
common sense; common knowledge; common understanding
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
to make a move; to move a piece (e.g. in shogi)
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
tone (of speech, writing, etc.); style
easy to read; legible; clear
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
if it is the case that ...
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)