possible; potential; practicable; feasible
form; method; system; formula
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
to change (buses, boats, etc.); to transfer (to); to possess (of a god, spirit, etc.)
resolution; vote; decision
unanimous agreement; unanimity
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
final; eventual; ultimate
to forget to say; to forget to mention
tool; implement; means; furniture
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
a good workman does not blame his tools
great teacher (i.e. a buddha, bodhisattva or high monk, esp. Kobo Daishi)
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
one theory; one opinion; another theory
Kōbō Daishi (774-835 CE; founder of Shingon Buddhism and renowned calligrapher)
when it becomes; when it comes to
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
first-class goods; A-grade product
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
silver (Ag); silver (color); silver (medal, prize, etc.); silver coin; silver general; bank; (arch.) money
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
phone extension; indoor wiring; inner line
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
face; surface; mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
association; society; organization; organisation