drill; gimlet; awl; auger
to thread (e.g. a needle, beads, etc.)
construction; framework; erection; assembly; organization; organisation
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
paltry sum of money; small change; odd money; pittance; chicken feed
place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed
side of a geometric shape (e.g. triangle or rectangle)
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
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)
annual tree ring; growth ring; experience in life
to make (someone) realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home (to someone); to teach (someone) a lesson
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
becoming a pupil (of); becoming a disciple; introduction (to); primer; entering through a gate
to place (in relation to the whole); to rank; to position; to locate
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
hard education; hard training; Spartan education
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
cutting in round slices; round slice; dividing into groups (e.g. by ability)
(cross) section (e.g. in a drawing); transverse section; cutting plane
elliptical shape; oval shape
parts; accessories; components
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
cut off; cut out; ablation; resection; surgical removal
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); Ruby (programming language)
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
silkworm gut; fishing gut; artificial gut; gut fishing line
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to steal; to rob; to take away
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare