careful; elaborate; scrupulous
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
to welter in blood; to be covered in blood
manner of using one's hands
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
origin of a word; derivation of a word; etymology
(parasitic) host; landlord; innkeeper
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
already; now; no longer; not any more
this is why; this means; it is the case that
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
longing; great desire; aspiration
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
to muster (e.g. courage); to gather; to collect; to pluck up
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
Japanese calligraphy paper (approx. 25cm by 35cm)
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
lumping together; summing up; bundle; lump; batch