to hammer out thinly (e.g. goldleaf)
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
dual structure; double structure
to join together; to combine; to join up
regarding highly; attaching importance to
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
judgement; judgment; connoisseur
your husband; her husband
tool; implement; means; furniture
related to; in relation to
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
incompletion; incomplete; unfinished
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
sharpener (of swords) and polisher (of mirrors)
finished product; finished goods; completed article
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
transactions; dealings; business
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
doing as one is told; yes-man
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
power; might; authority; influence
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
temper pattern of a sword blade