floating (e.g. in air, water); floatation; buoyancy; buoying up (e.g. economy)
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
smallish; on the small side
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey
to stifle a smile, yawn, etc.; to bite to death
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
material; substance; matter
to need; to call for; to require
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
massing (of troops); gathering
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
tightly; firmly; fast; sharply; keenly
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that