clicking; clopping; clacking
stone oven; masonry oven; brick oven
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
visit for no reason; going on a fool's errand
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
tokay gecko (Gekko gecko); tokay
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to push up; to thrust up; to put pressure on (one's superiors); to pressure; to well up (of an emotion); to surge up
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
turn; turn (melodic ornament); turn (in a game)
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
one's own flesh and blood; blood relative; kinsman; flesh and bone; (one's) body
to be worried; to be troubled
a few seconds; several seconds
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
art of self-defense (defence)
so; therefore; and; (and) then
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
composite; combined; complex
pair; the two; both persons; both things
focusing on only the good points or strong points; incorporating the benefits (while ignoring the drawbacks); picking the best of both (everything); cherry-picking (e.g. information)
game balance; balance between difficulty and enjoyability
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
soft; weak; fragile; poorly built; insubstantial
school (of painting, ikebana, etc.)
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)