roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
to inlay; to insert; to plug in (to a formula); to immerse; to trick; to deceive
present-day science; modern science
to have meaning; to be meaningful
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
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)
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
living thing; living creature; animal; life
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
summoning circle; magic circle (esp. in fictional settings); magic square
distortion (often used for caricature in manga, etc.); deformation
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
union; joining; conjugation
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
still; even now; to this day
stifled (laughter); simmering
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make