secret art; secret technique; mysteries (of an art)
completion; perfection; accomplishment
to compose; to put together
curses come home to roost; (lit.) if you curse someone, dig two graves
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
lineal relation; direct lineal ancestor; direct lineal descendent
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
latest; most recent; nearest (in time)
time-stamp; time-stamping machine
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
reference (e.g. to a dictionary, passage, footnotes); consultation; comparison; browsing (to a file or folder)
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to read (extra meaning) into (something); to take (future changes) into consideration; to load (data); to read
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
restoration; repair; mending
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament
still (continuing); as ever; further
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
without leaving any trace
to scatter away; to blast away; to blow away (via explosion)
dye; dyestuff; coloring agent
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
after that; afterwards; thereafter
commendation ceremony; award ceremony
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
chairperson (of a committee); chair; chairman; chairwoman; president
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
pre-established harmony (Leibniz theory); harmonie préétablie; (events) proceeding in a predictable fashion; turning out the way everyone expected; convention
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
near; nearby; not far off