art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to check; to stop; to keep back
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
discernment; penetration; insight; intellectual acumen
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
hostile relations; hostile relationship
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
hostility; antagonism; opposition
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
arrogance; insolence; disrespect
ultimate; final; last; eventual
exactly as stated; verbatim
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
largest class; top category
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate