(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
loading (on board); equipping; equipped (with); built-in
you could say; you might say; verging on the
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
that; the matter in question
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to paint over heavily; to plaster up
(wet) compress; poultice; fomentation
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
ingredient; component; composition
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
at that time; in those days
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
to decide (e.g. an outcome); to dictate; to determine
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe (esp. regarding something bad); increasing
manufacturing method; recipe; formula
to watch steadily; to stare
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
to collapse into; to flop onto
to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
the place for; the time for; the level of