muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
double-edged (e.g. sword blade); double-beveled (e.g. kitchen knife); double-edged blade
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
how; in what way; how about; questionable
(length of one's) step; stride; pace
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
grip (of hand); grip strength
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
picking; collecting; harvesting; extraction
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
timewise; temporal; chronal
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
hole; hole; cup; (electron) hole
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
defeating; crushing; smashing; destroying
substitution; alternative; substitute
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
to need; to call for; to require
white plaster wall; tofu; bean curd
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted
sponge; spongy; spongiform
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to eat a bit of everything; to encroach upon; to take over
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
flash (of light); glint; swift strike; quick decisive move
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
magnetism; magnetic force