to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
interval; break; pause; spare moment
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
to reveal by washing the surface; to expose by washing away dirt, earth, etc.; to discover (by investigation); to bring to light; to start washing
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
three-pronged fork; trident; trifurcate; three-pronged; three-way (e.g. outlet)
Diplomorpha sikokiana (species of flowering plant); paper made from the fibre of this plant
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
hybrid mulberry tree used to make Japanese paper (Broussonetia kazinoki x papyrifera)
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
different suitabilities; being cut out for certain things (and not for others)
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
still better; even better
amount of experience; experience level; experience point; exp; XP
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to be discouraged; to be disheartened
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
I've got to be going; I must go
black-dyed leather; leather dyed in deep indigo; edible mushroom in the Thelephoraceae family
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
to use one thing for several purposes; to use the same thing on multiple occasions; to work someone hard; to order around; to boss
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
squared timber; rectangular lumber