after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
quick; prompt; alert; smart; clever; astute
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
steel; sword steel; sword
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
with a (heavy) creak; with a (dull) squeak; with a grating sound; with a rasping sound
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
crash; smash; crunch; bang
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
management; administration; operation
secretariat; executive office
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; one kick
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
schedule; program; programme; agenda
taking part on the spur of the moment; participating without registering beforehand; last-minute entrant; specking on flower petals
to be able to manage somehow or other
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; at the same time as speaking; as one speaks
build; physique; frame; constitution
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing