to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
legend; folklore; tradition
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
loss of (self-)confidence; inferiority complex
favorite; favourite; habitually used
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
be (that) as it may; having said that
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
ramification; branching off
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
hair (on the head); (a) hair
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
occurring in succession; doing in succession; firing in rapid succession; volley of shots; volley (of questions, abuse, etc.); stream
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
chain; series; connection; linkage
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
instead; but (on the other hand)
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to turn over; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (a flag); to let (a skirt, cape, etc.) flap in the wind
to give off sparks; to spark; to have a heated argument; to fight fiercely
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
to put one's strength into
combination; union; bond; join (in relational algebra)
as if nothing had happened
one revolution; one rotation
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
extremely fast; in a flash; too quick for the eye to catch
to unfold; to unroll; to open