sculpture; carved statue; graven image
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
ingredient; component; composition
to classify; to sort out; to sift through
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
action; operation; effect; function
but; however; provided that
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
accurate; correct; precise; exact
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
using all of one's strength (to); giving (it) everything one has got; going full-out; throwing a ball as hard as one can
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to thread (e.g. a needle, beads, etc.)
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to rebuke; to scold harshly
weight training; muscle training
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
just because; even if; even though
middle of the night; dead of night
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come