material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
good-quality; superior in quality
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
feeble joke; poor joke; corny joke; bad pun
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
(a) jump; splashes (usu. of mud); upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or of a hairdo); close (e.g. of a theatrical performance); breakup; hane (move)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to stand up straight; to stick up (e.g. of hair); to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand (doing nothing); to stand around
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
with a start; with a jump
hair (on the head); (a) hair
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
steel trap; foothold trap; bear trap
hidden room; secret chamber
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to keep in mind; to memorize
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
seiken (karate proper fist); straight punch
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
rubble; debris; wreckage; trash; rubbish
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
one by one; one at a time; in turn
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); moving back to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
step; stride; counter for steps
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
treasure chest; strongbox
natural accompaniment; inseparable pair; inevitable aspect (of something); part and parcel; supplementary printed insert (in a book or magazine); appendix
scene; sight; scenario; setting
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)